rhythmic

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɹɪð.mɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #12905

Meanings

1

adj
Having a regular, repeated pattern of sounds or movements.

We could hear the rhythmic chiming of church bells.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having a regular, repeated... rhythmical

Word family

Derived forms arhythmicarrhythmicautorhythmicbiorhythmicbirhythmiccounterrhythmicdysrhythmiceurhythmicextrarhythmicheterorhythmichomorhythmicidiorrhythmic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós), from ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm”) + -ικός (-ikós, suffix forming adjectives), equivalent to rhythm + -ic.

Topics

Describing Qualities Music Theory

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# rhythmic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹɪð.mɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 12905

## Meanings
1. Having a regular, repeated pattern of sounds or movements.

## Examples
- We could hear the rhythmic chiming of church bells.

## Derived Forms
- arhythmic
- arrhythmic
- autorhythmic
- biorhythmic
- birhythmic
- counterrhythmic
- dysrhythmic
- eurhythmic
- extrarhythmic
- heterorhythmic
- homorhythmic
- idiorrhythmic

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós), from ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm”) + -ικός (-ikós, suffix forming adjectives), equivalent to rhythm + -ic.

## AI Etymology
Rhythmic comes from Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós), from ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm”) + -ικός (-ikós, suffix forming adjectives), equivalent to rhythm + -ic. Modern senses include having a regular, repeated pattern of sounds or movements.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as arhythmic, arrhythmic, autorhythmic, biorhythmic, birhythmic, and counterrhythmic.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Music Theory

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