irrhythmic

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adjective

Having no rhythm.

OriginEnglish rhythm ← Latin rhythmus ← Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós) →
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Meanings

adjectiveirrhythmic (comparative more irrhythmic, superlative most irrhythmic)

comparative more irrhythmic · superlative most irrhythmic

  1. Having no rhythm.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
arhythmicarrhythmicnonrhythmic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Latinir-
  6. Englishir-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  10. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  11. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  12. Latinrhythmus
  13. Englishrhythm
  14. Englishirrhythmic

From ir- + rhythm + -ic.

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Translations

Māori iakore
  • iakorehaving poor or no rhythm
Cite this entry
APA

irrhythmic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irrhythmic

MLA

“irrhythmic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irrhythmic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irrhythmic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irrhythmic.

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