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kinesic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ki-nesic
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to non-verbal behaviour related to movement, either of any part of the body or the body as a whole.

Etymology

Etymology tree English kinesia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English kinesic From kinesia + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more kinesic (comparative) most kinesic (superlative)

Derived Forms

kinesically

Frequently Paired Words

kinesia kinesics

Questions

What does kinesic mean?
Of or pertaining to non-verbal behaviour related to movement, either of any part of the body or the body as a whole.
Where does kinesic come from?
Etymology tree English kinesia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English kinesic From kinesia + -ic.

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