Cosmic

/ˈkɒz.mɪk/ · adjective

Meaning

Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.
2. Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably great; vast.
3. Of or relating to abstract spiritual or metaphysical ideas.
4. (astronomy, dated) Rising or setting with the sun; not acronycal.

Example Sentences

cosmic speed

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.

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.

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

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• more cosmic
• most cosmic

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