nonrhythmic

Examples

• All

• Some forms of modern art music embrace nonrhythmic patterns to create a unique soundscape.

• He found the nonrhythmic drumming unsettling compared to the steady beats he was used to.

• The music was nonrhythmic and chaotic.

• Can you describe a nonrhythmic pattern?

• The composer's latest piece is deliberately nonrhythmic, challenging our expectations of meter.

• Some forms of modern art music embrace nonrhythmic patterns to create a unique soundscape.

• He found the nonrhythmic drumming unsettling compared to the steady beats he was used to.

Synonyms

I

irregular

vsnonrhythmic

27 3.5

Happening at no fixed times

focuses instead on an intentional lack of rhythmic regularity

A

arrhythmic

vsnonrhythmic

2 8.2

Not having a regular beat or pattern

is intentionally produced to have no regular pulse

A

arrhythmical

vsnonrhythmic

9.3

A sound or movement that has no regular beat

is chosen on purpose to avoid any regular beat

U

unrhythmic

vsnonrhythmic

7.9

Having no regular beat so movement or sound feels uneven

is deliberately made to have no steady beat

U

unrhythmical

vsnonrhythmic

7.4

Having no steady beat or regular pattern

is purposely without a steady beat for effect

U

unmetrical

vsnonrhythmic

• Literature

8.2

Not having a regular rhythm in speech, music, and poetry

is broader and purposely avoids any regular rhythmic pattern

N

nonmetrical

vsnonrhythmic

7.8

Not having a regular beat or rhythm in poetry and music

is a general, purposeful absence of regular rhythmic flow

N

noncyclical

vsnonrhythmic

7.2

Not happening in regular cycles

emphasizes a deliberate avoidance of any repeating rhythmic cycle

N

nonperiodic

vsnonrhythmic

7.6

Happening at irregular times

highlights a conscious choice to avoid regular rhythmic recurrence

Antonyms

R

rhythmic

42 3.6

Having a regular pattern of sounds or movements

How Rhythmic

rhythmic

42 3.6

regular

870 1.0

irregular

27 3.5

nonrhythmic

7.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology