Meanings
nounacrobatics (uncountable)
- uncountableThe art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.
- uncountableA spectacular display of agility.
[…] he performs linguistic acrobatics, bringing a new sense of language into the theatre, combining lexiconic esoterica with street speech.
2000, The Cambridge History of American Theatre, →ISBN, page 218
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱrós
- Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷm̥yéti
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷəňňō
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*égʷēn
- Ancient Greekβαίνω (baínō)
- Ancient Greekβᾰτός (bătós)
- Ancient Greekἀκροβάτης (akrobátēs)
- Frenchacrobate
- Englishacrobat
- Englishacrobatics
From acrobat + -ics. By surface analysis, acrobatic + -s.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans akrobatiek
- akrobatiekart of performing acrobatic feats
Arabic بِهْلَوَانِيَّات
- بِهْلَوَانِيَّات (bihlawāniyyāt)art of performing acrobatic feats
Bulgarian акроба́тика
- акроба́тика (akrobátika)art of performing acrobatic feats
Catalan acrobàcia
- acrobàciaart of performing acrobatic feats
Chinese Cantonese 雜技 /杂技
- 雜技 /杂技 (zaap⁶ gei⁶)art of performing acrobatic feats
Chinese Mandarin 雜技 /杂技
- 雜技 /杂技 (zájì)art of performing acrobatic feats
Czech akrobatika, akrobacie
- akrobatikaart of performing acrobatic feats
- akrobacieart of performing acrobatic feats
Danish akrobatik
- akrobatikart of performing acrobatic feats
Esperanto akrobataĵo
- akrobataĵoart of performing acrobatic feats
Estonian akrobaatika
- akrobaatikaart of performing acrobatic feats
Finnish akrobatia
- akrobatiaart of performing acrobatic feats
French acrobatie
- acrobatieart of performing acrobatic feats
German Akrobatik
- Akrobatikart of performing acrobatic feats
Greek ακροβασία
- ακροβασία (akrovasía)art of performing acrobatic feats
Hebrew אקרובטיקה, לולינות
- אקרובטיקה (akrobatika)art of performing acrobatic feats
- לולינות (lulianot)art of performing acrobatic feats
Hungarian akrobatika
- akrobatikaart of performing acrobatic feats
Italian acrobazia
- acrobaziaart of performing acrobatic feats
Japanese 曲芸, 軽業
- 曲芸 (kyokugei)art of performing acrobatic feats
- 軽業 (karuwaza)art of performing acrobatic feats
- アクロバット (akurobatto)art of performing acrobatic feats
Korean 곡예
- 곡예 (gogye)art of performing acrobatic feats
Lithuanian akrobatika
- akrobatikaart of performing acrobatic feats
Māori pōtēteke, pōteketeke
- pōtētekeart of performing acrobatic feats
- pōteketekeart of performing acrobatic feats
Norwegian Bokmål akrobatikk
- akrobatikkart of performing acrobatic feats
Polish akrobatyka
- akrobatykaart of performing acrobatic feats
Portuguese acrobacia
- acrobaciaart of performing acrobatic feats
Romanian acrobatică, acrobație
- acrobaticăart of performing acrobatic feats
- acrobațieart of performing acrobatic feats
Russian акроба́тика
- акроба́тика (akrobátika)art of performing acrobatic feats
Spanish acrobacia
- acrobaciaart of performing acrobatic feats
Swedish akrobatik
- akrobatikart of performing acrobatic feats
Tagalog akrobasya
- akrobasyaart of performing acrobatic feats
Turkish akrobasi
- akrobasiart of performing acrobatic feats
Ukrainian акробатика
- акробатика (akrobatyka)art of performing acrobatic feats
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with acrobatics
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
acrobatics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrobatics
MLA
“acrobatics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrobatics. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acrobatics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrobatics.
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