US /dɑɪˈnæm.ɪk/ UK /daɪˈnæm.ɪk/
adj noun Freq #8312

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Full of energy and new ideas; lively and forceful.

    He was a dynamic and engaging speaker who held the audience.

  2. 2
    adj

    Constantly changing or developing.

    The technology market is dynamic and changes every year.

  3. 3
    noun

    The way in which people or things relate to and affect each other.

    Watch the dynamic between the couple when they disagree.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · full of energy and new... energeticactivepowerful
2 adj · constantly changing or... changeablefluid
3 noun · the way in which people or... interplayinteraction
Word family
Forms dynamics
Derived forms acrodynamicadynamicaerodynamicamphidynamicandrodynamicaquadynamicastrodynamicautodynamicbarodynamicbiodynamiccardiodynamicchromodynamic
Related forms dynamics

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δῠνᾰμῐκός (dŭnămĭkós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic From French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós, “powerful”), from δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”), from δύναμαι (dúnamai, “I am able”).

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