cosmic

Definitions

1. adjective

   Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.

2. adjective

   Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably great; vast.

   Examples

   • 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.
3. adjective

   Of or relating to abstract spiritual or metaphysical ideas.

   Examples

   • 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.”
4. adjective

   Rising or setting with the sun; not acronycal.