Meanings
oceanic1
comparative more oceanic · superlative most oceanic
- Of or relating to the ocean.
- Living in, produced by, or frequenting the ocean.
Nevertheless, the capacity of fleshy fruits to be dispersed by oceanic currents (resulting from their floatability and viability after prolonged exposure to saltwater) cannot be evaluated without empirical experimentation [3 ,7 ,10 ,16 ].
2015 October 15, “On the Limited Potential of Azorean Fleshy Fruits for Oceanic Dispersal”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI - Having a climate that has a relatively small difference in temperature between the warmest and coldest times of the year, and relatively high rainfall
Oceanic2
- not comparableOf the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
adjectiverelating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean
adjectiveresembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree
adjectiveconstituting or living in the open sea
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic مُحِيطِيّ
- مُحِيطِيّ (muḥīṭiyy)of or relating to the ocean
Bulgarian океа́нски
- океа́нски (okeánski)of or relating to the ocean
Catalan oceànic
- oceànicof or relating to the ocean
Czech oceánský
- oceánskýof or relating to the ocean
Dutch oceanisch
- oceanischof or relating to the ocean
Finnish merellinen
- merellinenof or relating to the ocean
French océanique, océanique
- océaniqueof or relating to the ocean
- océaniqueliving in the ocean
German ozeanisch
- ozeanischof or relating to the ocean
Greek ωκεάνιος, ωκεάνιος
- ωκεάνιος (okeánios)of or relating to the ocean
- ωκεάνιος (okeánios)living in the ocean
Irish aigéanach, aigéanta
- aigéanachof or relating to the ocean
- aigéantaof or relating to the ocean
Italian oceanico
- oceanicoof or relating to the ocean
Malay lautan, lautan
- lautanof or relating to the ocean
- lautanliving in the ocean
Māori aumoana
- aumoanaof or relating to the ocean
Persian اقیانوسی
- اقیانوسی (oqiânusi)of or relating to the ocean
Polish oceaniczny, oceaniczny
- oceanicznyof or relating to the ocean
- oceanicznyliving in the ocean
Portuguese oceânico, oceânico
- oceânicoof or relating to the ocean
- oceânicoliving in the ocean
Romanian oceanic
- oceanicof or relating to the ocean
Russian океа́нский, океани́ческий
- океа́нский (okeánskij)of or relating to the ocean
- океани́ческий (okeaníčeskij)of or relating to the ocean
Slovak oceánsky
- oceánskyof or relating to the ocean
Spanish oceánico
- oceánicoof or relating to the ocean
Swedish oceanisk
- oceaniskof or relating to the ocean
Ukrainian океа́нський, океані́чний
- океа́нський (okeánsʹkyj)of or relating to the ocean
- океані́чний (okeaníčnyj)of or relating to the ocean
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
oceanic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oceanic
“oceanic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oceanic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oceanic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oceanic.
Source: oceanic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.