acrobatic

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/ˌækɹəˈbætɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to an acrobat.

Similar
athleticgymnasticactive
OriginEnglish acrobat ← French acrobate ← Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης (akrobátēs) →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectiveacrobatic (comparative more acrobatic, superlative most acrobatic)

comparative more acrobatic · superlative most acrobatic

  1. Of or pertaining to an acrobat.
  2. vigorously active

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivevigorously active

Similar
athleticgymnasticactive
Also see
activeaerialathleticgymnastic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷm̥yéti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*gʷəňňō
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeh₂-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*égʷēn
  10. Ancient Greekβαίνω (baínō)
  11. Ancient Greekβᾰτός (bătós)
  12. Ancient Greekἀκροβάτης (akrobátēs)
  13. Frenchacrobate
  14. Englishacrobat
  15. Englishacrobatic

From acrobat + -ic.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan acrobàtic
  • acrobàticof or pertaining to an acrobat
Danish akrobatisk
  • akrobatiskof or pertaining to an acrobat
Esperanto akrobata
  • akrobataof or pertaining to an acrobat
Finnish akrobaattinen
  • akrobaattinenof or pertaining to an acrobat
French acrobatique
  • acrobatiqueof or pertaining to an acrobat
German akrobatisch, artistisch
  • akrobatischof or pertaining to an acrobat
  • artistischof or pertaining to an acrobat
Indonesian akrobatik, akrobatis
  • akrobatikof or pertaining to an acrobat
  • akrobatisof or pertaining to an acrobat
Italian acrobatico
  • acrobaticoof or pertaining to an acrobat
Norwegian Bokmål akrobatisk
  • akrobatiskof or pertaining to an acrobat
Polish akrobatyczny
  • akrobatycznyof or pertaining to an acrobat
Portuguese acrobático
  • acrobáticoof or pertaining to an acrobat
Russian акробати́ческий
  • акробати́ческий (akrobatíčeskij)of or pertaining to an acrobat
Spanish acrobático
  • acrobáticoof or pertaining to an acrobat
Ukrainian акробати́чний
  • акробати́чний (akrobatýčnyj)of or pertaining to an acrobat
Cite this entry
APA

acrobatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrobatic

MLA

“acrobatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrobatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acrobatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrobatic.

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