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cosmos

cosmos

67 5.8
All space and everything in it that forms an ordered whole
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑːzməs/
translation icon : 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).