Meanings
comparative more pneumatic · superlative most pneumatic · alternative obsolete pneumatick
- Of or relating to pneumatics
- Powered by, or filled with, compressed air
a pneumatic instrument or engine
- Spiritual; of or relating to the pneuma
Synonyms: pneumenous
- well-rounded; full-breasted; bouncy
"Every one says I'm awfully pneumatic," said Lenina reflectively, patting her own legs.
1932, Aldous Huxley, chapter 6, in Brave New World, London: Chatto & Windus2 more examples
Her almost pneumatic bust tightened itself, and she was quite prepared to say uncharitable things, as she saw Felicia enter.
1899, Alan Dale, His Own Image: A Novel, G. W. Dillingham Company, page 59This short but pneumatic woman had killed six men and yet for some reason he wasn't afraid.
2015, Mark Sanderson, Robin Hood Yard (Snow Hill 3), HarperCollins UK, page 255
plural pneumatics · alternative obsolete pneumatick
- GnosticismIn the gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man, the highest type; a person focused on spiritual reality (the other two being hylic and psychic).
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
adjectiveSpiritual; of or relating to the pneuma
of a woman
Origin
- Ancient Greekπνευματικός“relating to wind or air”
- Latinpneumaticus
- Englishpneumatic
From Latin pneumaticus, from Ancient Greek πνευματικός (pneumatikós, “relating to wind or air”), from πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, air, breath, spirit”), from πνέω (pnéō, “to blow, breath”).
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Bulgarian пневматичен, пневматичен
- пневматичен (pnevmatičen)of or relating to air or other gases
- пневматичен (pnevmatičen)of or relating to pneumatics
- пневматичен (pnevmatičen)powered by, or filled with compressed air
- духовен (duhoven)spiritual: of or relating to the pneuma
- за душата (za dušata)spiritual: of or relating to the pneuma
- закръглена (zakrăglena)of a woman: well-rounded
Catalan pneumàtic, pneumàtic
- pneumàticof or relating to air or other gases
- pneumàticof or relating to pneumatics
- pneumàticpowered by, or filled with compressed air
Czech pneumatický, vzduchový
- pneumatickýof or relating to air or other gases
- vzduchovýof or relating to air or other gases
- pneumatickýof or relating to pneumatics
- vzduchovýof or relating to pneumatics
- pneumatickýpowered by, or filled with compressed air
- vzduchovýpowered by, or filled with compressed air
Dutch pneumatisch, pneumatisch
- pneumatischof or relating to air or other gases
- pneumatischof or relating to pneumatics
- pneumatischpowered by, or filled with compressed air
Esperanto pneŭmata
- pneŭmatapowered by, or filled with compressed air
Finnish pneumaattinen, pneumaattinen
- pneumaattinenof or relating to air or other gases
- pneumaattinenof or relating to pneumatics
- pneumaattinenpowered by, or filled with compressed air
- hengellinenspiritual: of or relating to the pneuma
- pulleaof a woman: well-rounded
- hengellinenperson focused on spiritual reality
French pneumatique
- pneumatiqueof or relating to air or other gases
German pneumatisch, pneumatisch
- pneumatischpowered by, or filled with compressed air
- pneumatischspiritual: of or relating to the pneuma
Icelandic gas-, loft-
- gas-of or relating to air or other gases
- loft-of or relating to air or other gases
- loftaflfræði-of or relating to pneumatics
- loftknúinnpowered by, or filled with compressed air
- þrýstilofts-powered by, or filled with compressed air
- loftfyllturpowered by, or filled with compressed air
- fullur af þrýstiloftipowered by, or filled with compressed air
- hol-zoology: having cavities filled with air
Irish aer-, aeroibrithe
- aer-of or relating to air or other gases
- aeroibritheof or relating to air or other gases
- neomatachof or relating to air or other gases
Italian pneumatico
- pneumaticoof or relating to air or other gases
Norwegian pneumatiker
- pneumatikerperson focused on spiritual reality
Polish pneumatyczny, pneumatyczny
- pneumatycznyof or relating to air or other gases
- pneumatycznyof or relating to pneumatics
- pneumatycznypowered by, or filled with compressed air
- pneumatycznyzoology: having cavities filled with air
- pneumatycznyspiritual: of or relating to the pneuma
- krągłyof a woman: well-rounded
- pneumatykperson focused on spiritual reality
- pneumatyczkaperson focused on spiritual reality
Portuguese pneumático, pneumática
- pneumáticoof or relating to air or other gases
- pneumáticaof or relating to air or other gases
- pneumáticoof or relating to pneumatics
- pneumáticaof or relating to pneumatics
- pneumáticopowered by, or filled with compressed air
- pneumáticapowered by, or filled with compressed air
Russian пневмати́ческий, пневмати́ческий
- пневмати́ческий (pnevmatíčeskij)of or relating to air or other gases
- пневмати́ческий (pnevmatíčeskij)of or relating to pneumatics
- пневмати́ческий (pnevmatíčeskij)powered by, or filled with compressed air
Spanish neumático, pneumático
- neumáticoof or relating to air or other gases
- pneumáticoof or relating to air or other gases
- neumáticoof or relating to pneumatics
- pneumáticoof or relating to pneumatics
- neumáticopowered by, or filled with compressed air
- pneumáticopowered by, or filled with compressed air
- pneumáticospiritual: of or relating to the pneuma
- neumáticoof a woman: well-rounded
- pneumáticoof a woman: well-rounded
Swedish pneumatisk, pneumatisk
- pneumatiskof or relating to air or other gases
- pneumatiskof or relating to pneumatics
- pneumatiskpowered by, or filled with compressed air
- tryckluftsdrivenpowered by, or filled with compressed air
- trycklufts-powered by, or filled with compressed air
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