dynamic
- adjective
- /daɪˈnæmɪk/
- Such research and development is a process of learning: dynamic, not stationary; adaptive, not one-shot.
- a dynamic assessment
- a dynamic environment
- a dynamic process
Obviously Jordan and and Pippen were two dynamic wing players.
- Obviously Jordan and and Pippen were two dynamic wing players.
- So it, it's world building as a dynamic process, you might say.
- That means that consciousness is this like really dynamic and really fragile thing.
- This was going to have a dynamic ending one way or the other.
- I got with me my Co host, the dynamic duo.
- Women were more, well, less dynamic, let's put it that way.
Examples
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But with a child, that dynamic extends to the workplace as well.
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But we also have the most flexible, dynamic, entrepreneurial society the world has ever seen.
Academic text (2011) -
So it, it's world building as a dynamic process, you might say.
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You saw a dynamic football side play great football.
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And, you know, just the dynamic of the guy was fascinating.
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We have a presentation in 12 weeks at the London Media Show, and I am looking for someone dynamic, innovative, focused, to lead the charge.
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The foundation of these four areas involves dynamic, collaborative interactions with the student, family, and community.
Academic text (2013) -
She was a magnificent performer, and she had a dynamic personality.
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I did fieldwork in this region in the mid-1990s during an especially dynamic period of cultural renewal.
Academic text (2017) -
The teacher encouraged a dynamic discussion among the students to explore new ideas.
Synonyms
Showing a lot of energy and movement or relating to forces and change
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A state in which a turning part like a propeller does not cause shaking
- Specialized
Ability of audio equipment to handle short loud sounds without distortion
- Specialized
A speaker that makes sound when a small coil moves a cone inside a magnet
- Specialized
A microphone that uses a small magnet and wire to change sound into electric signals
- Specialized
A speaker that makes sound by moving a cone attached to a wire coil near a magnet
- Specialized
A device that uses a magnet and a wire coil to change sound into an electric signal
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Morphology
dynamic = dynamics (semi-transparent) = dynam + ic
The adjectival formation is regular ('-ic'), but the meaning 'energetic, forceful' is a metaphorical extension from 'power/force' and may not be obvious to all learners.
Etymology
Dynamic comes from the Greek root dynam- meaning 'power' or 'force'. A 'dynamic' person is like someone full of that power: energetic, always active, and able to bring change.