chaotic
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chaotic
- /keɪˈɒtɪk/ UK
- /keɪˈɑtɪk/ Atlantic Canada, US
- [keɪˈɑɾɪk] Atlantic Canada, US
- /keɪˈɒtɪk/ Canada, dialectal
- [keɪˈɒɾɪk] Canada, dialectal
- /kæɪˈɔtɪk/ Australia
- [kæɪˈɔɾɪk] Australia
- /kæɪˈɒtək/ New Zealand
- [kæɪˈɔ̟ɾək] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɒtɪk
Where it comes from
From Late Latin chaoticus (“of or pertaining to the primordial state of the universe”), from Latin chaos (“chaos”) + -ticus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns); analysable as chaos + -otic. Doublet of gassy.
adjective more chaotic · most chaotic · chaotick
- Filled with chaos. Treating of the Expanſum, or Inferiour Heav'n, he ſays that according to the Moſaick Phyſiology, the Heav'ns, generated of the Abyſſine, or Chaotick Waters, are divided only into two Orbs, call'd by the names of the Superiour and Inferiour Heav'ns […]
- Extremely disorganized or in disarray. In theſe early and unrefined Ages, the jarring Parts of a certain chaotick Conſtitution ſupported their ſeveral Pretenſions by the Sword. Experience and Policy have ſince taught other Methods.
- Highly sensitive to starting conditions, so that a small change to them may yield a very different outcome. The manipulation of the environment through design involves many branches of mathematics: the projective geometry of light transmission, the chaotic and probabilistic maths of weather patterns, and the statistical algorithms required to make analysis legible and obtain discrete building components f
- Aligned against following or upholding laws and principles. While a player in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is required to properly perform one of nine moral categories (e.g., "lawful good" or "chaotic neutral"), the Everway player is expected to perform the literary equivalent of moral themes. It is easy to imagine a Macbeth Everway character with the fault o
noun chaotics
- A character having a chaotic alignment.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: disorganized, disorderly, helter-skelter, wild, shambolic, mayhem, disordered, messy, disorder, confused, restive, troubled, confusing, wanton, haphazard, turbulent
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Every language
adj filled with chaos
| Español | caótico |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 混亂 /混乱 hǔnluàn |
| हिन्दी | अस्त-व्यस्त ast-vyast, अव्यवस्थित avyavasthit, असंगठित asaṅgṭhit |
| Português | caótico |
| Français | chaotique |
| Deutsch | chaotisch |
| Italiano | caotico |
| Română | haotic |
| Русский | хаоти́ческий xaotíčeskij, хаоти́чный xaotíčnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | hỗn loạn |
| العربية | فَوْضَوِيّ fawḍawiyy |
| עברית | כָּאוֹטִי ka'óti |
adj extremely disorganized or in disarray
| Español | caótico |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 混乱 hùnluàn |
| हिन्दी | अस्त-व्यस्त ast-vyast, अव्यवस्थित avyavasthit |
| Português | caótico |
| Français | chaotique |
| Deutsch | chaotisch |
| Italiano | caotico |
| Română | haotic |
| Русский | хаоти́чный xaotíčnyj, беспоря́дочный besporjádočnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | hỗn độn |
| עברית | כָּאוֹטִי ka'óti |
adj (mathematics) highly sensitive to starting conditions
| 中文 | 混沌 hùndùn |
|---|
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