Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gymnastics

/d͡ʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: gym-nas-tics
IPA: /d͡ʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Complex intellectual or artistic exercises or feats of physical agility.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Gymnastics was a significant part of the physical education curriculum."
"His mental gymnastics are legendary."
"[…] something undoubtedly caused Mr. Joolby to stumble back and he floundered into the arms—and incidentally upon the toes—of his fellow conspirators. That was the moment chosen for the room to be blacked completely out […] "What the hell's happened?" shouted Nickle—the first to find his voice because he was the least involved in the gymnastics."
"Her voice swooped and soared as she raced through some double time vocal gymnastics which included a beautifully clear horn impersonation."

Etymology

From gymnastic: see -ics; from Latin gymnasticus, from Ancient Greek γυμναστικός (gumnastikós), from γυμναστής (gumnastḗs, “athlete, gymnast”), from γῠμνᾰ́ζω (gŭmnắzō, “to train, exercise”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked. By surface analysis, gymnast + -ics.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -ics
Root: *negʷ-, gymnasticus, γυμναστικός

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /d͡ʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/
British English: /d͡ʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Derived Forms

hydrogymnastics mentastics slimnastics swimnastics

Phrases

acrobatic gymnastics artistic gymnastics gymnastics chalk mental gymnastics rhythmic gymnastics

Frequently Paired Words

gym gymnasium gymnast gymnastic

Synonyms

gymnastic exercise

Rhymes With

plastics thermoplastics stochastics onomastics

Questions

How do you pronounce gymnastics?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/.
What does gymnastics mean?: A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.
Where does gymnastics come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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