oceanic
Noun
- an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
Adjective
- relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean
- "oceanic islands like Bermuda"
- "oceanic currents"
- "oceanic birds"
Adjective Satellite
- resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree
- "the oceanic violence of his rage"
- constituting or living in the open sea
- "oceanic waters"
- "oceanic life"
Adj
- Of or relating to the ocean.
- Living in, produced by, or frequenting the ocean.
- Resembling an ocean in vastness or extent.
- Having a climate that has a relatively small difference in temperature between the warmest and coldest times of the year, and relatively high rainfall
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ōceanicus; equivalent to ocean + -ic. Doublet of oceany.
Synonyms
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, pelagic
Scrabble Score: 11
oceanic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordoceanic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
oceanic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
oceanic: valid Words With Friends Word