kinetic
Adjective
- Relating to or resulting from motion; active.
- relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
- "kinetic energy"
Adjective Satellite
- characterized by motion
- "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime"
- supplying motive force; - H.O.Taylor
- "the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center"
Adj
- Relating to motion.
- Relating to kinesis or motor function.
- Relating to the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
- Relating to the force driving life forward.
- Relating to active warfare or the use of lethal force.^([W])
- Frantic; busy.
Examples
- His KINETIC energy at the Words With Friends board was infectious, but not his score.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós, “puts in motion”), from κινέω (kinéō, “I move, put in motion”).
Synonyms
energising, energizing, active, ambulatory, animate, animated, dynamic, frenetic, frenzied, hectic, kinetic, mobile, motile, motional, motive, movable, vagile, vigorous
Scrabble Score: 13
kinetic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordkinetic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kinetic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary