cosmos

Meaning

  1. (countable) The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order.
  2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order.
  3. (uncountable) Harmony, order.

cosmo

A cosmopolitan, a cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime juice, and cranberry juice.

Opposite of
chaos
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɒzmɒs/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English cossmos (“the universe; the world”), borrowed from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “order; universe; the earth, the world; decoration, ornament”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens- (“to announce, proclaim; to put in order”). The plural form cosmoi is a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κόσμοι (kósmoi).

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