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
• Czech: kinetický
• Dutch: kinetisch (nl)
• Esperanto: kineta
• Finnish: kineettinen (fi)
• French: cinétique (fr)
• German: kinetisch
• Greek: κινητικός (el) (kinitikós)

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