nomadic C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /noʊˈmædɪk/ UK /nəʊˈmædɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj living by moving from place to place rather than settling permanently The nomadic herders follow the rains across the steppe. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · living by moving from place... wanderingitinerantroamingmigratoryperipateticrovingvagrant ↔ Opposites settledsedentarystationary Word family Derived forms nomadically Related forms nomadnomadism Etymology AI details From Greek nomadikos, from nomas, nomad- ('roaming for pasture'), from nemein ('to pasture'). nomadikós Ancient Greek némein Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nomadic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /noʊˈmædɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /nəʊˈmædɪk/ ## Meanings 1. living by moving from place to place rather than settling permanently ## Examples - The nomadic herders follow the rains across the steppe. ## Synonyms - wandering - itinerant - roaming - migratory - peripatetic - roving - vagrant ## Antonyms - settled - sedentary - stationary ## Derived Forms - nomadically ## Related Forms - nomad - nomadism ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nomadikós - Root: némein ## Etymology From Greek nomadikos, from nomas, nomad- ('roaming for pasture'), from nemein ('to pasture'). ## AI Etymology Nomadic comes from Greek nomadikos, from nomas, nomad- ('roaming for pasture'), from nemein ('to pasture'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek nomadikós and Ancient Greek némein. As an adjective, nomadic means living by moving from place to place rather than settling permanently. The same family is visible in derived forms such as nomadically and related forms such as nomad and nomadism. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown