kinetic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikos, “one who puts in motion”), from κινέω (kineō, “I move, put in motion”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective

kinetic (comparative more kinetic, superlative most kinetic)

1. Of or relating to motion
2. Of or relating to kinesis

Synonyms

• active
• animated
• dynamic
• seepy
• vigorous

Antonyms

• lazy
• logic
• sluggish

Derived terms

• kinetic art
• kinetic energy

Related terms

• cinema
• kinesis
• kinesthetic

Translations

relating to motion

• Catalan: cinètic (ca)
• Czech: kinetický (cs)
• Dutch: kinetisch (nl)
• Esperanto: kineta (eo)
• Finnish: kineettinen (fi)
• French: cinétique (fr)
• German: kinetisch (de)
• Greek: κινητικός (el) (kinitikós)

• Irish: cinéiteach (ga)
• Italian: cinetico (it)
• Polish: kinetyczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: cinético (pt)
• Romanian: cinetic (ro) m and n
• Russian: кинетический (ru) (kinɛtíčeskij) 
• Spanish: cinético (es), kinético (es)
• Swedish: kinetisk (sv)