mechanic

¹me·chan·ic

adj \mi-ˈka-nik\

Definition of MECHANIC

1

: of or relating to manual work or skill

2

: mechanical 3a

Examples of MECHANIC

1. <the snapping of the handcuffs was followed by a mechanic reading of the suspect's rights>

Origin of MECHANIC

Middle English, probably from Middle French mecanique, adjective & noun, from Latin mechanicus, from Greek mēchanikos, from mēchanē

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to MECHANIC

Synonyms: instinctive, instinctual, involuntary, knee-jerk, automatic, mechanical, robotic, spontaneous

Antonyms: nonmechanical

Related Words: conditioned, natural, Pavlovian, reactive, reflex, simple, subliminal, unconscious, unforced, visceral; blind, inadvertent, unintended, unintentional, unwilling, unwitting; abrupt, quick, ready, sudden; ad-lib, extemporaneous, extempore, impromptu, improvised, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, snap, spur-of-the-moment, unconsidered, unplanned, unpremeditated, unprepared, unprompted, unreasoned, unrehearsed, unstudied; casual, chance, chancy, haphazard, hasty, hit-or-miss, impetuous, impulsive, mindless, random, rash

Near Antonyms: calculated, conscious, cultivated, deliberate, designed, intended, intentional, predetermined, prepared, projected, refined, rehearsed, volitional, voluntary, willed, willful (or wilful); advised, aforethought, careful, considered, foresighted, forethoughtful, measured, meticulous, reasoned, studied, thoughtful

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Rhymes with MECHANIC

Balkanic, Brahmanic, Britannic, galvanic, Germanic, Hispanic, Koranic, melanic, organic, Romanic, satanic, shamanic, sultanic, tympanic, volcanic