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kinesis

/kɪˈniːsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
ki-ne-sis
IPA
/kɪˈniːsɪs/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.

Uncountable

noun

Any energy that creates/controls movement.

Uncountable

noun

The force driving life forward.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis)bor. English kinesis Borrowed from Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “motion, movement”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

kineses (plural)

Derived Forms

technokinesis

Phrases

cranial kinesis -kine -kinesis

Frequently Paired Words

kinesia kinetic cinema

Rhymes With

thesis csis mimesis cytokinesis diuresis arthrodesis diaphoresis diegesis pleurodesis schesis tmesis cryokinesis

Questions

How do you pronounce kinesis?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɪˈniːsɪs/.
What does kinesis mean?
The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
Where does kinesis come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis)bor. English kinesis Borrowed from Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “motion, movement”).

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