Meanings
adjectiveatmospheric (comparative more atmospheric, superlative most atmospheric)
comparative more atmospheric · superlative most atmospheric · alternative archaic atmosphaeric · alternative archaic atmosphæric · alternative dated uncommon atmospherical
- Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
atmospheric phenomena
- paintingTranslucent or hazy.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to or located in the atmosphere
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἀτμός (atmós)
- Frenchatmo-
- Ancient Greekσφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)
- Latinsphaera
- Late Latinsphēra
- Frenchatmosphère
- Englishatmospher(e)
- Englishatmospheric
From atmospher(e) + -ic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian атмосфе́рен
- атмосфе́рен (atmosféren)relating to the atmosphere
Catalan atmosfèric
- atmosfèricrelating to the atmosphere
Czech atmosférický
- atmosférickýrelating to the atmosphere
Danish atmosfærisk
- atmosfæriskrelating to the atmosphere
Dutch atmosferisch
- atmosferischrelating to the atmosphere
Estonian atmosfääriline
- atmosfäärilinerelating to the atmosphere
Finnish atmosfäärinen, tunnelmallinen
- atmosfäärinenrelating to the atmosphere
- tunnelmallinenevoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality
French atmosphérique
- atmosphériquerelating to the atmosphere
German atmosphärisch, atmosphärisch
- atmosphärischrelating to the atmosphere
- atmosphärischevoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality
Greek ατμοσφαιρικός
- ατμοσφαιρικός (atmosfairikós)relating to the atmosphere
Hindi वायुमंडलीय
- वायुमंडलीय (vāyumaṇḍlīya)relating to the atmosphere
Hungarian légköri
- légkörirelating to the atmosphere
Irish atmaisféarach
- atmaisféarachrelating to the atmosphere
Italian atmosferico
- atmosfericorelating to the atmosphere
Norwegian Bokmål atmosfærisk
- atmosfæriskrelating to the atmosphere
Polish atmosferyczny, atmosferowy
- atmosferycznyrelating to the atmosphere
- atmosferowyrelating to the atmosphere
- klimatycznyevoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality
- nastrojowyevoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality
Portuguese atmosférico
- atmosféricorelating to the atmosphere
Romanian atmosferic
- atmosfericrelating to the atmosphere
Russian атмосфе́рный
- атмосфе́рный (atmosférnyj)relating to the atmosphere
Scottish Gaelic àileach, àileanta
- àileachrelating to the atmosphere
- àileantarelating to the atmosphere
Slovak atmosférický
- atmosférickýrelating to the atmosphere
Spanish atmosférico
- atmosféricorelating to the atmosphere
Swedish atmosfärisk
- atmosfäriskrelating to the atmosphere
Turkish atmosferik, cevvi
- atmosferikrelating to the atmosphere
- cevvirelating to the atmosphere
Ukrainian атмосфе́рний, атмосферний
- атмосфе́рний (atmosférnyj)relating to the atmosphere
- атмосферний (atmosfernyj)evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with atmospheric
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Cite this entry
APA
atmospheric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atmospheric
MLA
“atmospheric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atmospheric. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atmospheric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atmospheric.
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