kinetic

ki·net·ic

adj \kə-ˈne-tik also kī-\

Definition of KINETIC

1

: of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith

2

a : active, lively b : dynamic, energizing <a kinetic performer>

3

: of or relating to kinetic art

— ki·net·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of KINETIC

1. <the novel's plot is kinetic and fast-paced, and its effect on the reader is much like that of a surfeit of caffeine>
2. <the loft district is the locus of the city's kinetic arts scene>

Origin of KINETIC

Greek kinētikos, from kinētos, from kinein

First Known Use: 1864

Related to KINETIC

Synonyms: active, airy, animate, animated, bouncing, brisk, energetic, frisky, gay, jaunty, jazzy, lively, mettlesome, peppy, perky, pert, pizzazzy (or pizazzy), racy, snappy, spanking, sparky, spirited, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy

Antonyms: dead, inactive, inanimate, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, leaden, lifeless, limp, listless, spiritless, vapid

Related Words: dapper, dashing, spiffy; agog, alert, awake, open-eyed, up, wide-awake; agile, nimble, spry; bright, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, chirrupy, effervescent, sparkly, upbeat; eager, enthusiastic, keen; frolicsome, impish, pixieish, playful; boisterous, bubbly, ebullient, exuberant, high-spirited; high-strung, nervous, skittish

Near Antonyms: indolent, lazy, unambitious; inert, lethargic, sleepy, sluggish, tired, torpid, weary; apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid; boring, dull, irksome, tedious

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Other Physics Terms

amplitude, centrifugal, centripetal, convection, gradient, hysteresis, lase, quantum

Rhymes with KINETIC

aesthetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cometic, cosmetic, eidetic, emetic, frenetic, gametic, genetic, hermetic, limnetic, magnetic, mimetic, noetic, Ossetic, paretic, pathetic, phenetic, phonetic, phyletic, poetic, prophetic, prosthetic, pyretic, splenetic, syncretic, syndetic, synthetic, tonetic, Venetic