kinesthetics

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noun

The ability to feel movements of the limbs and body. Referred by some people as the sixth sense.

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proprioceptionkinesthesiskinaesthesiskinesthesiakinaesthesiamuscle sensesense of movement
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Meanings

nounkinesthetics (uncountable)

alternative kinaesthetics

  1. uncountableThe ability to feel movements of the limbs and body. Referred by some people as the sixth sense.

    Synonyms: proprioception

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe ability to feel movements of the limbs and body. Referred by some people as the sixth sense.

Similar
proprioception

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe ability to feel movements of the limbs and body

Similar
kinesthesiskinaesthesiskinesthesiakinaesthesiamuscle sensesense of movement
Broader
proprioception
Also see
kinesthesiakinesthesis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From kinesthesia.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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