kinesthetic

adjective

kin·​es·​thet·​ic

variants or less commonly kinaesthetic

¦⸗⸗¦thet|ik, 

-et|, 

|ēk

: of or relating to bodily reaction or motor memory

get kinesthetic pleasure from watching skaters waltz

seldom had a kinesthetic image of the first weight at the moment of lifting … the second

—R. S. Woodworth

kinesthetically adverb

or less commonly kinaesthetically

|ə̇k(ə)lē, 

|ēk-, 

-li

Word History

Etymology

from New Latin kinesthesia, after such pairs as New Latin anesthesia : English anesthetic

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