atmospheric C1 Topic:Weather & Climate US /ˌætməsˈfɪɹɪk/ UK /ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #15123 Meanings 1 adj Creating a strong and pleasing mood or feeling. The candlelit restaurant was warm and atmospheric. 2 adj Relating to the air around the Earth. Scientists are studying atmospheric pollution over the city. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · relating to the air around... atmospherical Word family Derived forms atmosphericalatmosphericallyatmosphericityatmosphericnessatmosphericsendoatmosphericexoatmosphericextraatmosphericnonatmosphericpalaeoatmosphericpaleoatmosphericpreatmospheric Related forms ambient Common collocations atmospheric electricity Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From atmospher(e) + -ic. Topics Weather & Climate Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # atmospheric **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌætməsˈfɪɹɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 15123 ## Meanings 1. Creating a strong and pleasing mood or feeling. 2. Relating to the air around the Earth. ## Examples - The candlelit restaurant was warm and atmospheric. - Scientists are studying atmospheric pollution over the city. ## Derived Forms - atmospherical - atmospherically - atmosphericity - atmosphericness - atmospherics - endoatmospheric - exoatmospheric - extraatmospheric - nonatmospheric - palaeoatmospheric - paleoatmospheric - preatmospheric ## Related Forms - ambient ## Etymology From atmospher(e) + -ic. ## AI Etymology Atmospheric is from atmospher(e) + -ic. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean creating a strong and pleasing mood or feeling, or relating to the air around the Earth. Related forms include ambient. Derived formations include atmospherical, atmospherically, atmosphericity, atmosphericness, atmospherics. ## Topics - Weather & Climate - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown