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cosmos

cosmos

67 5.8
All space and everything in it that forms an ordered whole
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑːzməs/
: cosmos
  • Scientists study the cosmos to understand the origins of the universe.
  • cosmos as a whole
  • the vast cosmos
  • parts of the cosmos

Well, actually, I think the cosmos is so diverse and creative.

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Examples

  • We have to open our minds to the infinite possibilities of what the cosmos has to offer.

  • We will remain both lost in and connected with the cosmos in exactly the same way.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Right now, people have seen the whole cosmos through their phone screen.

  • Questions from the heart of the cosmos when we return.

  • Why is there any cosmos or why are we here?

  • Why should the cosmos care about me?

  • Well, actually, I think the cosmos is so diverse and creative.

  • It's how you see yourself in the larger cosmos that will make you able to tackle it.

  • Our Earth, this pale blue dot in the cosmos is a special place.

  • In these journeys and visions, the cosmos is traversed, providing insights into the structure of the universe.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

world
vscosmos
∞ 1.0

Everything that exists in the whole universe

is an ordered harmonious view rather than a neutral totality of existence
universe
vscosmos
∞ 3.2

All of space and everything in it

is about an orderly harmonious system rather than merely the total of things
natural order
vscosmos
4 5.6

The regular way the physical world follows rules not made by people

is about an orderly harmonious system rather than the physical laws governing it
macrocosm
vscosmos
1 8.9

All that exists forms one connected system

is focused on an orderly harmonious system rather than merely the whole entity
cosmo
vscosmos
  • Informal
1 6.8

The whole universe that contains stars, planets and space

is the idea of a harmonious ordered system rather than an informal label

Antonyms

438 3.1

A situation with no order where people are confused and cannot act normally

31 3.7

A state in which things or places are not arranged

How Ordered

cosmos
67 5.8
system
∞ 2.7
chaos
438 3.1

Surface Forms

cosmos singular
cosmoses plural

Etymology

Cosmos comes from the Greek word kosmos, which means 'order' or 'ornament'. So cosmos pictures the universe as a single, orderly and beautiful whole, and you can see the same root in cosmetic (things that make things look arranged).