kinetic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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adjective relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
adjective characterized by motion
adjective supplying motive force; - H.O.Taylor

From Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós, “puts in motion”), from κινέω (kinéō, “I move, put in motion”).

The feelings excited by improper art are kinetic, desire or loathing. — A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce
He was still optimistic, but it was a less kinetic, a more thoughtful optimism. — The war of the worlds, H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
What is the meaning of these words: atavism; penumbra; semaphore; astigmatic; insouciance; mise-en-scene; kinetic? — Americans All: Stories of American Life of To-Day, Unknown

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