Meanings
plural eurythmies · alternative eurhythmy
- countableuncountableThe harmony of features and proportion in architecture.
- countableuncountableGraceful body movements to the rhythm of spoken words and music.
For three weeks Lorde engages in a regime of rest, relaxation, eurhythmy, and active meditation.
1988 December 11, Cheryl Clarke, “Still Shouting Down The Silence”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 22, page 7 - countableuncountablemedicineHealthy, normal beating of the pulse; eurhythmia.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekεὐρυθμία“rhythmical order”
- Englisheurythmy
From Ancient Greek εὐρυθμία (euruthmía, “rhythmical order”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “symmetry”).
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