kinetic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- audio Multicultural British English
- /kɪˈnɛtɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
- [kaɪˈnɛɾɪk] (Canada, General-American)
- [kɪˈnɛɾɪk] (Canada, General-American)
- /kɪˈnɛtɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kaɪˈnɛtɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
- /kɑeˈnetɪk/ (Australia)
- /kɪˈnetɪk/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós)der. English kinetic From Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós, “puts in motion”), from κινέω (kinéō, “I move, put in motion”).
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Relating to motion.
- (not-comparable) Relating to kinesis or motor function.
- (not-comparable) Relating to the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
- (not-comparable) Relating to the force driving life forward.
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(euphemistic, not-comparable) Relating to active warfare or the use of lethal force.
kinetic warfare
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(not-comparable, slang) Frantic; busy.
Sorry it took so long; it's been kind of kinetic around here.
1997, Hollywood Confidential (film):Their enthusiasm and group cohesion helped when things got kinetic.
2020, Andrew Vaillencourt, Sullivan's Gift: Hegemony: Book 3:
Antonyms
sluggish · logic · static · lazy
Deriveds
telokinetic · proterokinetic · kinetic art · kineme · haptokinetic · musicokinetic · holokinetic · parakinetic · microkinetic · podokinetic · diakinetic · morphokinetic · phagokinetic · thermokinetic · rhynchokinetic · telekinetic · adipokinetic · pyrokinetic · hydrokinetic · hyperkinetic · post-kinetic · chemokinetic · mechanokinetic · optokinetic · perikinetic · biokinetic · neurokinetic · kineticon · ferrokinetic · interkinetic · gametokinetic · metallokinetic · myokinetic · orthokinetic · kinetic architecture · autokinetic · kinetic novel · amphikinetic · kinetic typography · topokinetic · physicokinetic · spatiokinetic · kinetic sand · blastokinetic · kineticist · virokinetic · gyrokinetic · pleurokinetic · isokinetic · thigmokinetic · homokinetic · normokinetic · mesokinetic · psychokinetic · prokinetic · echokinetic · hypokinetic · stathmokinetic · kinetic friction · antikinetic · mucokinetic · bradykinetic · angiokinetic · kinetic sculpture · nonkinetic · dikinetic · pharmacokinetic · kinetic temperature · kinetically · hysterokinetic · toxicokinetic · immunokinetic · nucleokinetic · arthrokinetic · cryokinetic · metakinetic · kineticism · akinetic · cholecystokinetic · aerokinetic · kinetic scrolling · kinetic energy · glossokinetic · gastrokinetic · photokinetic · kennetic · monokinetic · cardiokinetic · cholekinetic · kinetic chain · macrokinetic · cytokinetic · opticokinetic · enterokinetic · karyokinetic · dyskinetic · electrokinetic
Relateds
cinema · kinesthetic · kinesis
Synonyms
dynamic · motional · kinetic · animate · ambulatory · vagile · active · vagile · mobile · animated · motive · motile · frenetic · motive · motile · frenzied · movable · vigorous · hectic
Translations (36)
pt cinético (relating to motion) · da bevægelsesmæssig (relating to motion) · cmn 動的 /动的 (relating to motion) · ca cinètic (relating to motion) · tl kilusin (relating to motion) · ast cinéticu (relating to motion) · nb kinetisk (relating to motion) · nn kinetisk (relating to motion) · ja 運動の (relating to motion) · hu mozgási (relating to motion) · ar حَرَكِيّ (relating to motion) · eo kineta (relating to motion) · et kineetiline (relating to motion) · sv kinetisk (relating to motion) · uk кінети́чний (relating to motion) · nl kinetisch (relating to motion) · gl cinético (relating to motion) · da motorisk (relating to motion) · cmn 運動的 /运动的 (relating to motion) · cs kinetický (relating to motion) · el κινητικός (relating to motion) · ru кинети́ческий (relating to motion) · be кінеты́чны (relating to motion) · de kinetisch (relating to motion) · pl kinetyczny (relating to motion) · fr cinétique (relating to motion) · ja 動的 (relating to motion) · sk pohybový (relating to motion) · sk kinetický (relating to motion) · fi kineettinen (relating to motion) · da kinetisk (relating to motion) · es cinético (relating to motion) · ro cinetic (relating to motion) · ko 운동의 (relating to motion) · ga cinéiteach (relating to motion) · it cinetico (relating to motion)