What does chaos mean?
Definitions for chaos
ˈkeɪ ɒschaos
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Princeton's WordNet
chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness(noun)
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
chaos(noun)
the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
Chaos(noun)
(Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe
chaos(noun)
(physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions
Wiktionary
chaos(Noun)
A vast chasm or abyss.
Etymology: Borrowed from χάος
chaos(Noun)
The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony
Etymology: Borrowed from χάος
chaos(Noun)
Any state of disorder, any confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.
Etymology: Borrowed from χάος
chaos(Noun)
A given medium; a space in which something exists or lives; an environment.
Etymology: Borrowed from χάος
chaos(Noun)
Behaviour of iterative non-linear systems in which arbitrarily small variations in initial conditions become magnified over time.
Etymology: Borrowed from χάος
chaos(Noun)
One of the two metaphysical forces of the world in some fantasy settings, as opposed to law.
Etymology: Borrowed from χάος
Webster Dictionary
Chaos(noun)
an empty, immeasurable space; a yawning chasm
Etymology: [L. chaos chaos (in senses 1 & 2), Gr. cha`os, fr. cha`inein (root cha) to yawn, to gape, to open widely. Cf. Chasm.]
Chaos(noun)
the confused, unorganized condition or mass of matter before the creation of distinct and orderly forms
Etymology: [L. chaos chaos (in senses 1 & 2), Gr. cha`os, fr. cha`inein (root cha) to yawn, to gape, to open widely. Cf. Chasm.]
Chaos(noun)
any confused or disordered collection or state of things; a confused mixture; confusion; disorder
Etymology: [L. chaos chaos (in senses 1 & 2), Gr. cha`os, fr. cha`inein (root cha) to yawn, to gape, to open widely. Cf. Chasm.]
Freebase
Chaos
In Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 fictional universes, Chaos refers to the malevolent entities which live in a different timespace, known as the Warp in Warhammer 40,000 and as the Realm of Chaos in Warhammer Fantasy. The term can refer to these warp entities and their influence, the servants and worshippers of these entities, or even the parallel universe in which these entities are supposed to reside. The most powerful of these warp entities are those known as the Chaos Gods, also sometimes referred to as the Dark Gods, Ruinous Powers, or the Powers of Chaos. Similarities exist between the Warhammer idea of Chaos and the concept of Chaos from Michael Moorcock's Elric saga, which also influenced D&D's alignment system. Further similarities can be seen with the godlike extradimensional Great Old Ones of horror writer H. P. Lovecraft's stories.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Chaos
kā′os, n. shapeless mass: disorder: the state of matter before it was reduced to order by the Creator.—adj. Chaot′ic, confused.—adv. Chaot′ically. [Gr.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Chaos
a name in the ancient cosmogomy for the formless void out of which everything at first sprang into existence, or the wide-spread confusion that prevailed before it shaped itself into order under the breath of the spirit of life.
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Mythology
Chaos
(Cha′os) allegorically represented the confused mass of matter supposed to have existed before the creation of the world, and out of which the world was formed.
“... Behold the throne Of Chaos, and his dark pavilion spread Wide on the wasteful deep; with him enthroned Sat sable-vested Night, eldest of all things, The consort of his reign.” (Milton.)
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'chaos' in Nouns Frequency: #2153
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chaos in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chaos in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of chaos in a Sentence
William Shakespeare, "Othello", Act 3 scene 3:
Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul,But I do love thee! and when I love thee not, Chaos is come again.
It's causing a lot of chaos, a lot of confusion and quite frankly that confusion can lead to someone being killed or something else going wrong.
We call it the' marriage chaos' bill.
Our lovely town has become chaos.
We had clear parameters that allowed the protesters to be heard while respecting law and order. Instead, they chose... to cause chaos.
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- فوضىArabic
- hərc-mərclikAzerbaijani
- хаос, хаасBelarusian
- хаос, безредиеBulgarian
- caosCatalan, Valencian
- chaosCzech
- kaosDanish
- Unordnung, ChaosGerman
- χάοςGreek
- ĥaoso, kaosoEsperanto
- caosSpanish
- kaosEstonian
- هرج و مرجPersian
- epäjärjestys, kaaos, sekasortoFinnish
- chaosFrench
- caosGalician
- כאוס, תוהו ובוהו, תוהוHebrew
- अराजकताHindi
- káoszHungarian
- քաոսArmenian
- chaosInterlingua
- prahara, kekacauanIndonesian
- kaosoIdo
- ringulreiðIcelandic
- caosItalian
- 混沌, カオス, 混乱, 無秩序Japanese
- ಅವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆKannada
- 混沌, 혼돈Korean
- chaoLatin
- chaosasLithuanian
- haossLatvian
- chaos, baaierd, wanordeDutch
- kaosNorwegian
- chaosPolish
- caosPortuguese
- caosRomansh
- haosRomanian
- хаос, беспорядокRussian
- хаос, kaos, каос, haosSerbo-Croatian
- kaosAlbanian
- kaosSwedish
- keshesheSwahili
- குழப்பம்Tamil
- ఖోస్Telugu
- ความสับสนวุ่นวายThai
- kaosTurkish
- хаосUkrainian
- hỗn loạn, 混亂Vietnamese
- כאַאָסYiddish
- 混乱Chinese
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