noun · Nature

comet

Picture of the word comet for children
🔒 The real picture unlocks in the dictionary app.

The meaning (definition) of the word comet

a bright ball of ice and dust in space with a long glowing tail

The word comet used in a sentence

We saw a comet zoom across the night sky with a bright tail.

The plural of the word comet

comets

How the word comet is said around the world

Frenchcomète (kohmet)
Spanishcometa (kohmaytah)
Mandarin彗星 (huì xīng)
Hindiकोमेट (kohmayt)
Arabicمذنب (moothneeb)
Russianкомета (kometa)
Portuguese (EU)cometa (koomaytuh)
Portuguese (BR)cometa (kohmayta)
Japanese彗星 (suisei)
GermanKomet (kohmuht)
Urduدومکیت (dohmuhkeeaht)
Punjabiਧੂਮਕੇਤੂ (toomuhkaytoo)
Korean혜성 (hyeseong)
Hebrewשָׁבִיט (shahveeyt)
Greekκομήτης (kometes)
Dutchkomeet (kohmayt)
Tagalogkometa (kohmetah)
Vietnamesesao chổi (sow chohy)
Turkishkuyruklu yıldız (kuuyruukluu yulduz)
Persianدنباله‌دار (dohnbahlaydahr)
Polishkometa (kawmetah)
Ukrainianкомета (kometa)
Bengaliধূমকেতু (doomawkaytoo)
Swedishkomet (kawmuht)
Italiancometa (kohmaytah)

Learn comet with pictures, sound and writing practice

Hear comet spoken aloud, trace how it is written, and explore it in 25 languages in the Little Wordsmiths dictionary.

Open the full dictionary

Little Wordsmiths is a picture-first children's dictionary, thesaurus and encyclopedia in 25 languages.
Home · Dictionary · Sign in · Sign up