Meanings
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adj
Full of energy and new ideas; lively and forceful.
He was a dynamic and engaging speaker who held the audience.
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adj
Constantly changing or developing.
The technology market is dynamic and changes every year.
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3
noun
The way in which people or things relate to and affect each other.
Watch the dynamic between the couple when they disagree.
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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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