dynamism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈdaɪ.nəˌmɪzəm/
Etymology
From English dynam(ic) (or directly from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”)) + ism.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Great energy, drive, force, or power; vigour of body, mind, or personality; oomph or pizzazz.
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(countable, uncountable) Dynamic reality; active energy; continuous change, progress, or activity.
The fact that the war is no longer the main issue in the election points to the dynamism of foreign affairs.
But, one might ask, how can the temporal event of God in our midst be the same as God's event to himself in his eternity if so absolute a distinction is drawn between the enarrable contents of history and the "eternal dynamism" of God's immutability, apatheia, and perfect fullness?
2004, David Bentley Hart, The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of Christian Truth, page 159:Kanye West is noted for the creative dynamism displayed across his discography.
- (countable, qualifier:metaphysics, uncountable) Any of several philosophical theories that attempt to explain the universe by an immanent force.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| dynamisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (11)
mi uekaha (great energy, drive, force, or power; vigor of body, mind or personality) · ta இயக்கத்தன்மை (dynamic reality; active energy; continuous change, progress, or activity) · gl dinamismo (great energy, drive, force, or power; vigor of body, mind or personality) · ca dinamisme (philosophical theory) · sv dynamism (great energy, drive, force, or power; vigor of body, mind or personality) · fi dynaamisuus (great energy, drive, force, or power; vigor of body, mind or personality) · fi dynamismi (philosophical theory) · sv dynamik (dynamic reality; active energy; continuous change, progress, or activity) · gl dinamismo (philosophical theory) · gl dinámica (dynamic reality; active energy; continuous change, progress, or activity) · fi dynamiikka (dynamic reality; active energy; continuous change, progress, or activity)