atmospheric
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˌætməˈsfɪrɪk/
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atmosférico
- Two similar stone carvings are located in a remote, atmospheric Victorian graveyard on Boa Island in Lough Erne.
- atmospheric perspective
I think more about the writing and the atmospheric feeling than by the story.
- I think more about the writing and the atmospheric feeling than by the story.
- But if you are looking for a very atmospheric story, it's a mystery.
- It was so, like I said, atmospheric and dark.
- But beyond all of that, it's an interesting story and a mystery in this very atmospheric, gothic England.
- And I have to say, very atmospheric.
- In much the same way that LA Confidential or something like that is an atmospheric kind of experience.
- And the music typically is spacious to begin with and then builds and becomes atmospheric.
- Can one read such an energetic and atmospheric poem of northern New England Spring without ascribing it to a self consciously American poet?
- And this is kind of sexual atmospheric, somewhat like tense, suspenseful film.
- Well, for Fury and you sick, it was really atmospheric.
Examples
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As if by magic, the mist became rain, an atmospheric pattering like the soundtrack in a romantic movie.
Fiction book (2000) -
CHRISTCHURCH STREETS - NIGHT: Pauline and Juliet run along dark, damp, atmospheric streets.
Fiction book (1994) -
I think more about the writing and the atmospheric feeling than by the story.
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But if you are looking for a very atmospheric story, it's a mystery.
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I'll make this as atmospheric as I can.
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But beyond all of that, it's an interesting story and a mystery in this very atmospheric, gothic England.
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The interior is murky and atmospheric, the walls covered with illusionists' posters.
Fiction book (1995) -
I saw a number of your stills in an old gallery brochure... and thought the work was incredibly atmospheric, and I'd be very interested in showing your work.
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A soft-focus approach, an insistence upon gestural effects, and its propensity for creating atmospheric mood ...
Academic text (2004) -
The artwork created an atmospheric mood that made everyone feel relaxed and inspired.
Synonyms
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6.1
Around a place, often describing the temperature or noise there
Compounds
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3.4
The weather at a place and time, including temperature, wind, and rain or snow
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4.9
A United States government agency that monitors oceans and weather and issues forecasts and warnings for natural disasters
- Specialized
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7.6
The way energy builds up and moves in the air around the Earth, causing lightning and small shocks
- Specialized
A crackling or hissing noise on a radio caused by electrical activity in the air
How Atmospheric
Surface Forms
Morphology
atmospheric = atmosphere (semi-transparent) = atmosphere + ic
Formally derived from 'atmosphere' + '-ic', but the extension to 'creating a distinctive mood or feeling' is metaphorical and may not be directly inferable by all learners.
Etymology
Atmospheric also describes a strong mood or feeling. A helpful way to remember this is to think of a place's atmosphere as its 'air' or 'mood' that surrounds people, so atmospheric means 'creating a mood or feeling'.