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spacey

spacey

1 6.9
Having a dreamy sound or look that reminds you of outer space
  • adjective
  • /ˈspeɪsi/
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  • The music at the festival had a spacey quality that made everyone feel like they were floating in outer space.

Examples

  • He would sit at his dual Ondolias in his apartment overlooking the Palatine Hill, recording primordial drones and spacey improvisations onto reel-to-reel tapes.

    Blog text (14)
  • "Maybe spacey music is like their hair metal."

    Blog text (5)
  • I was thinking about something spacey, you know, like that star wars shit.

  • You're into that spacey stuff?

  • [spacey music]

  • I bought it at my favorite store, located near my apartment, where goofy synthesizer loops floated above a spacey, bone-snapping beat.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Her artwork featured spacey themes, incorporating swirling colors and abstract forms that evoked a cosmic atmosphere.

  • The film's sound design created a spacey ambiance, with ethereal sounds that transported the audience to another dimension.

Synonyms

starry
vsspacey
27 1.7

Covered with many bright stars that shine

creates a broad cosmic or futuristic mood rather than literal star patterns
airy
vsspacey
13 2.3

A place with a lot of fresh air and space

focuses on ethereal, cosmic atmosphere rather than physical ventilation
space age
vsspacey
  • Archaic
5 4.7

Looking futuristic and using advanced materials like those for space travel

leans toward atmospheric, dreamy or ethereal feelings rather than tech focus
etheric
vsspacey
  • Jargon
1 9.8

Light and delicate with a feeling of something not physical

is more about outer-space or futuristic atmosphere than spiritual meaning

Antonyms

80 4.3

Ordinary daily things or events that are not special and often feel boring

7 4.1

Practical and friendly in a simple, natural way

How Atmospheric

cosmic
170 5.5
otherworldly
  • Literature
36 7.8
ethereal
  • Literature
22 8.8
spacey
1 6.9
ambient
38 6.1

Surface Forms

spacey positive
spacier comparative
spaciest superlative

Morphology

spacey = space (transparent) = space + y

Clearly formed from 'space' + '-y' meaning 'having qualities of space' or 'space-like', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Spacey comes from space and the ending -y, meaning 'like space'. It describes music, art, or light that feels open, far away, or 'out of this world', so it gives a dreamy or futuristic mood.