cosmic

C3O1S1M3I1C3
UK/ˈkɒz.mɪk/Atlantic Canada, US/ˈkɑz.mɪk/Australia/ˈkɔz.mɪk/New Zealand/ˈkɒz.mək/

adjective

Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.

“cosmic speed”

Meanings

adjectivecosmic (comparative more cosmic, superlative most cosmic)

comparative more cosmic · superlative most cosmic

  1. Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.
  2. Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably great; vast.

    cosmic speed

    1 more example

    The human understanding, for example—the faculty which Mr. Spencer has turned so skillfully round upon its own antecedents—is itself a result of the play between organism and environment through cosmic ranges of time.

    1874 October, John Tyndall, “Inaugural Address before the British Association”, in Popular Science, page 683
  3. Of or relating to abstract spiritual or metaphysical ideas.

    “It's called transdimentional awareness,” Jay contributed to the conversation, “and it's like totally cosmic man.”

    1999, John W. Milor, Apparition, page 272
    1 more example

    Humpty Dumpty is the cosmic egg, the wall, the edge between transcendence and existence. As nothing breaks up into the world of things, the movement toward entropy becomes irreversible.

    1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light:Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, page 9
  4. datedastronomyRising or setting with the sun; not acronycal.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar

adjectiveinconceivably extended in space or time

Similar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱem-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱens-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kónsmos
  4. Ancient Greekκόσμ(ος) (kósm(os))
  5. Ancient Greekκοσμικός (kosmikós)
  6. Englishcosmic

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοσμικός (kosmikós).

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic كَوْنِيّ, فَضَائِيّ
  • كَوْنِيّ (kawniyy)of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
  • فَضَائِيّ (faḍāʔiyy)of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Bulgarian косми́чески
  • косми́чески (kosmíčeski)of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Catalan còsmic
  • còsmicof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Chinese Mandarin 宇宙的
  • 宇宙的 (yǔzhòu de)of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Czech kosmický, vesmírný
  • kosmickýof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
  • vesmírnýof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Danish kosmisk, rum-
  • kosmiskof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
  • rum-of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Dutch kosmisch, ruim-
  • kosmischof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
  • ruim-of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Esperanto kosma
  • kosmaof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Estonian kosmiline
  • kosmilineof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Finnish kosminen
  • kosminenof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
French cosmique
  • cosmiqueof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
German kosmisch, Raum-
  • kosmischof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
  • Raum-of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Greek κοσμικός
  • κοσμικός (kosmikós)of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Hebrew קוֹסְמִי
  • קוֹסְמִי (kosmi)of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Hindi अंतरिक्षीय
  • अंतरिक्षीय (antrikṣīya)of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Hungarian kozmikus
  • kozmikusof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Indonesian kosmik, kosmis
  • kosmikof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
  • kosmisof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Italian cosmico
  • cosmicoof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Japanese 宇宙の
  • 宇宙の (uchū no)of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Korean 우주의
  • 우주의 (uju-ui)of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Latvian kosmisks
  • kosmisksof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Lithuanian kosminis
  • kosminisof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Norwegian Bokmål kosmisk, rom-
  • kosmiskof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
  • rom-of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Persian کیهانی, فضایی
  • کیهانی (keyhâni)of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
  • فضایی (fazâyi)of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Polish kosmiczny
  • kosmicznyof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Portuguese cósmico
  • cósmicoof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Romanian cosmic
  • cosmicof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Russian косми́ческий
  • косми́ческий (kosmíčeskij)of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Slovak kozmický, vesmírny
  • kozmickýof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
  • vesmírnyof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Spanish cósmico
  • cósmicoof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Swedish kosmisk, rymd-
  • kosmiskof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
  • rymd-of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Thai อวกาศ
  • อวกาศ (à-wá-gàat)of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Turkish kozmik, uzay
  • kozmikof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
  • uzayof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Ukrainian космі́чний
  • космі́чний (kosmíčnyj)of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Urdu خَلائی
  • خَلائی (xalāī)of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Vietnamese vũ trụ
  • vũ trụof or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

cosmic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmic

MLA

“cosmic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cosmic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmic.

Source: cosmic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.