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rhythmic

rhythmic

42 3.6
Having a regular pattern of sounds or movements
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɪðmɪk/
translation icon : rítmico
  • Children enjoy clapping their hands in rhythmic patterns during music class.
  • rhythmic pattern
  • rhythmic movement
  • melodic and rhythmic

I think my daughter, my young daughter has this rhythmic ability.

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Examples

  • Write the students' rhythmic pattern on the board so that they see their pattern in notation.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Have students read rhythmic patterns from flashcards or the board to practice the rolled technique.

    Academic text (2011)
  • This has really just great rhythmic energy to it.

  • Focus students' attention on those people who control the rhythmic movement in this manner.

    Academic text (1990)
  • It's hard, hard to do unless you have these very rhythmic phrases that you could speak.

  • I came to believe that her rhythmic knock was a hidden message, a kind of code.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • At the third center, students played a rhythmic error detection game on computers.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Her breathing became more rhythmic, and she lay her head back against the soft cushion.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Musical play may also include vocalizations, rhythmic movement of the body or objects, or playing instruments.

    Academic text (1999)
  • There was a sound down the way, the rhythmic thud of metal drums, growing ever louder.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

regular
vsrhythmic
870 1.0

Happening at fixed times on a schedule

focuses on repeated sounds or movements rather than fixed scheduling
repetitive
vsrhythmic
58 3.5

Doing the same thing again and again

carries a sense of pattern rather than mere unchanged repetition
periodic
vsrhythmic
47 3.9

Happens again at regular times

is about short repeating patterns of sound or movement rather than broad timing
cyclical
vsrhythmic
28 5.1

Happening again and again at regular times

is concerned with repeating patterns of movement or sound, not whole cycles
recurrent
vsrhythmic
12 4.7

Happening again and again, often at regular times

implies a patterned sound or movement with a clear beat
cyclic
vsrhythmic
5 4.8

Happens repeatedly in a regular pattern

describes repeating short motions or sounds rather than long cycles
rhythmical
vsrhythmic
1 3.9

Happening with a steady, regular beat like music or movement

describes general regular repetition of sounds or movements rather than musical measure
metronomic
vsrhythmic
1 7.2

Has a steady, regular rhythm like a clock

allows regular repetition that can vary in tempo or feel
oscillatory
vsrhythmic
  • Specialized
1 8.4

Moving back and forth in a regular way

is about repeating sound or movement patterns more generally
singsongy
vsrhythmic
1 7.5

A voice or way of speaking that sounds like a simple musical tune

is a neutral repeating pattern, not specifically a vocal style
cadenced
vsrhythmic
6.7

Having a regular, rhythmic beat like steady footsteps or chants

is broader, applying to any regular repeating movement or sound
cadent
vsrhythmic
9.9

Shows a clear, regular rhythm in movement or sound

is neutral and applies to simple repeated patterns not just poetic flow
enrhythmic
vsrhythmic
9.2

Moving or sounding in time with a beat

covers repeating patterns without requiring precise matching to a beat
measured
vsrhythmic
  • Specialized
4.8

Music with a regular steady beat like a march

refers to repeating sound or movement patterns beyond strict musical timing
pulsatory
vsrhythmic
8.6

Showing a regular beating movement like a heartbeat

is general repeating pattern not limited to pulsing sensations
oscillating
vsrhythmic
  • Specialized
6.2

Moving back and forth in a regular way

includes repeating patterns that are not only back-and-forth movements

Compounds

rhythmic pattern
  • Literature
1 5.6

A regular pattern of strong and weak syllables in a poem

How Rhythmic

rhythmic
42 3.6
regular
870 1.0
steady
304 2.0
uneven
42 2.3
arrhythmic
2 8.2

Surface Forms

rhythmic positive

Morphology

rhythmic = rhythm (transparent) = rhythm + ic

The adjective is a direct and regular derivation from the noun 'rhythm' with the productive suffix '-ic' meaning 'relating to or characterized by'.

Etymology

Rhythmic comes from the Greek rhythmos, which meant 'measured flow' or 'movement'. Think of a steady drum beat or regular breathing to remember this: rhythmic means having a regular, repeated pattern of sounds or movements.