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) Dutch: kinetisch (nl) Esperanto: kineta (eo) Finnish: kineettinen (fi) French: cinétique (fr) German: kinetisch (de) Greek: κινητικός (el)

Italian: cinetico (it) Polish: kinetyczny (pl) m. Portuguese: cinético (pt) Romanian: cinetic (ro) m. and n. Russian: кинетический (ru) (kin'etíčeskij) Spanish: cinético (es) Swedish: kinetisk (sv)