Meanings
adjectivekinetic (not comparable)
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRelating to the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecharacterized by motion
Similar
adjectivesupplying motive force
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-
- Ancient Greekκῑνέω (kīnéō)
- Ancient Greekκῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs)
- Ancient Greekκινητικός (kinētikós)
- Englishkinetic
From Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós, “puts in motion”), from κινέω (kinéō, “I move, put in motion”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic حَرَكِيّ
- حَرَكِيّ (ḥarakiyy)relating to motion
Catalan cinètic
- cinèticrelating to motion
Chinese Mandarin 運動的 /运动的, 動的 /动的
- 運動的 /运动的 (yùndòng de)relating to motion
- 動的 /动的 (dòng de)relating to motion
Czech kinetický
- kinetickýrelating to motion
Danish kinetisk, bevægelsesmæssig
- kinetiskrelating to motion
- bevægelsesmæssigrelating to motion
- motoriskrelating to motion
Dutch kinetisch
- kinetischrelating to motion
Esperanto kineta
- kinetarelating to motion
Estonian kineetiline
- kineetilinerelating to motion
Finnish kineettinen
- kineettinenrelating to motion
French cinétique
- cinétiquerelating to motion
German kinetisch
- kinetischrelating to motion
Greek κινητικός
- κινητικός (kinitikós)relating to motion
Hungarian mozgási
- mozgásirelating to motion
Irish cinéiteach
- cinéiteachrelating to motion
Italian cinetico
- cineticorelating to motion
Japanese 動的, 運動の
- 動的 (dōteki)relating to motion
- 運動の (undō no)relating to motion
Korean 운동의
- 운동의 (undong'ui)relating to motion
Norwegian Bokmål kinetisk
- kinetiskrelating to motion
Polish kinetyczny
- kinetycznyrelating to motion
Portuguese cinético
- cinéticorelating to motion
Romanian cinetic
- cineticrelating to motion
Russian кинети́ческий
- кинети́ческий (kinɛtíčeskij)relating to motion
Slovak kinetický, pohybový
- kinetickýrelating to motion
- pohybovýrelating to motion
Spanish cinético
- cinéticorelating to motion
Swedish kinetisk
- kinetiskrelating to motion
Tagalog kilusin
- kilusinrelating to motion
Ukrainian кінети́чний
- кінети́чний (kinetýčnyj)relating to motion
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with kinetic
magneticgeneticathleticdiabeticaestheticenergeticsympatheticpoeticpatheticalphabeticanestheticgeodeticdieteticdiuretichermeticapatheticfreneticcyberneticasceticparamagneticmimeticunsympatheticparasympatheticemetic
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
kinetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinetic
MLA
“kinetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kinetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinetic.
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