astronomic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪk/ UK /ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
relating to astronomy, or enormously large in amount

The repairs came at an astronomic cost.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to astronomy, or... astronomical enormous colossal immense vast gigantic huge

Opposites

tiny minuscule negligible small

Word family

Derived forms astronomically

Related forms astronomy astronomer astronomical astral

Etymology

From astronomy + -ic, from Ancient Greek astronomía ('star-arrangement, astronomy'), from astron ('star') + nomos ('law, arrangement').

astronomía Ancient Greek astron Ancient Greek *h₂stḗr Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# astronomic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪk/

## Meanings
1. relating to astronomy, or enormously large in amount

## Examples
- The repairs came at an astronomic cost.

## Synonyms
- astronomical
- enormous
- colossal
- immense
- vast
- gigantic
- huge

## Antonyms
- tiny
- minuscule
- negligible
- small

## Derived Forms
- astronomically

## Related Forms
- astronomy
- astronomer
- astronomical
- astral

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: astronomía
- Root: astron
- Root: *h₂stḗr

## Etymology
From astronomy + -ic, from Ancient Greek astronomía ('star-arrangement, astronomy'), from astron ('star') + nomos ('law, arrangement').

## AI Etymology
Astronomic is from astronomy + -ic, from Ancient Greek astronomía ('star-arrangement, astronomy'), from astron ('star') + nomos ('law, arrangement'). Important recorded forms include astronomía (Ancient Greek), astron (Ancient Greek), and *h₂stḗr (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers relating to astronomy, or enormously large in amount. The wider family includes derived forms such as astronomically and related words such as astronomy, astronomer, astronomical, and astral.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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