gymnastic

gym·nas·tic
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/d͡ʒɪmˈnæstɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to gymnastics.

“gymnastic dialogues”

Similar
acrobaticathleticactive
OriginLatin gymnasticus →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

adjective

alternative obsolete gymnastick

  1. Of or pertaining to gymnastics.
  2. Of or pertaining to the gymnasia (ancient Greek schools).

    gymnastic dialogues

noungymnastic (plural gymnastics)

plural gymnastics · alternative obsolete gymnastick

  1. obsoleteA gymnast.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivevigorously active

Similar
acrobaticathleticactive
Also see
acrobaticactiveathleticcalisthenic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latingymnasticus
  2. Englishgymnastic

Borrowed from Latin gymnasticus. By surface analysis, gymnast + -ic.

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Translations

Bulgarian гимнастически
  • гимнастически (gimnastičeski)pertaining to gymnastics
Catalan gimnàstic
  • gimnàsticpertaining to gymnastics
Czech gymnastický
  • gymnastickýpertaining to gymnastics
Finnish voimistelu-
  • voimistelu-pertaining to gymnastics
French gymnastique
  • gymnastiquepertaining to gymnastics
German gymnastisch, Gymnastik-
  • gymnastischpertaining to gymnastics
  • Gymnastik-pertaining to gymnastics
Italian ginnico
  • ginnicopertaining to gymnastics
Polish gimnastyczny
  • gimnastycznypertaining to gymnastics
Portuguese ginástico
  • ginásticopertaining to gymnastics
Romanian de gimnastică, gimnastic
  • de gimnasticăpertaining to gymnastics
  • gimnasticpertaining to gymnastics
Russian гимнасти́ческий
  • гимнасти́ческий (gimnastíčeskij)pertaining to gymnastics
Spanish gimnástico
  • gimnásticopertaining to gymnastics
Ukrainian гімнасти́чний
  • гімнасти́чний (himnastýčnyj)pertaining to gymnastics

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gymnastic

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Anagrams

nystagmicsyntagmic
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Chicago

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