rhythmic

rhythmic

English

WOTD – 22 May 2006

Alternative forms

• rythmic
• rhythmick (obsolete)

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós), from ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪð.mɪk/, /ˈɹɪð.mək/

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Adjective

rhythmic (comparative more rhythmic, superlative most rhythmic)

1. Of or relating to rhythm.
2. Characterized by rhythm.
3. Written in verse, especially rhyming verse.
4. With regular, repetitive motion or sound.

Derived terms

• arhythmic
• dysrhythmic
• idiorhythmic
• irrhythmic
• rhythmical
• unrhythmic

Translations

of or relating to rhythm

Catalan: rítmic Chinese: Mandarin: 節律的, 节律的 (jiélǜ de) Dutch: ritmisch (nl) Finnish: rytmikäs (fi) Galician: rítmico m Georgian: რიტმული (riṭmuli)

German: rhythmisch (de) Portuguese: rítmico (pt) Russian: ритми́чный (ru) (ritmíčnyj) Scottish Gaelic: ruitheamail Slovene: ritmičen Spanish: rítmico (es) Welsh: rhythmig (cy)

characterized by rhythm

Catalan: rítmic Georgian: რიტმული (riṭmuli) German: rhythmisch (de) Maori: manawataki

Portuguese: rítmico (pt) Scottish Gaelic: ruitheamail Spanish: rítmico (es) Welsh: rhythmig (cy)

written in verse, especially rhyming verse

Scottish Gaelic: ruitheamail

with regular, repetitive motion or sound

Georgian: რიტმული (riṭmuli), თანაბარი (tanabari), პერიოდული (ṗerioduli), ციკლური (ciḳluri) German: rhythmisch (de) Portuguese: rítmico (pt)

Scottish Gaelic: ruitheamail Welsh: rhythmig (cy)