arhythmic

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adjective

Having no rhythm.

Similar
irrhythmicunrhythmicnonrhythmic
OriginEnglish rhythmic ← Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós) ← Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós →
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Meanings

adjectivearhythmic (comparative more arhythmic, superlative most arhythmic)

comparative more arhythmic · superlative most arhythmic · alternative arrhythmic

  1. Having no rhythm.

    They hear the arhythmic tick of the hot water pipe contracting behind the bath.

    1997, Ian McEwan, Enduring Love, Vintage (1998), page 84

    Synonyms: irrhythmic, unrhythmic, nonrhythmic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving no rhythm.

Similar
irrhythmicunrhythmicnonrhythmic
Also see
arrhythmicnonrhythmic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  9. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  10. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  11. Ancient Greekῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
  12. Englishrhythmic
  13. Englisharhythmic

From a- + rhythmic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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