dynamic

[ dahy-nam-ik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action; vigorously active or forceful; energetic:

   the dynamic president of the firm.

2. Physics.
   1. of or relating to force or power.
   2. of or relating to force related to motion.
3. pertaining to the science of dynamics.
4. of or relating to the range of volume of musical sound.
5. Digital Technology. (of data storage, processing, or programming) affected by the passage of time or the presence or absence of power:

   Dynamic memory must be constantly refreshed to avoid losing data.

   Dynamic websites contain web pages that are generated in real time.

6. Grammar. nonstative.

noun

1. a basic or dynamic force, especially one that motivates, affects development or stability, etc.

dynamic

/ daɪˈnæmɪk /

adjective

1. of or concerned with energy or forces that produce motion, as opposed to static
2. of or concerned with dynamics
3. Alsodynamical characterized by force of personality, ambition, energy, new ideas, etc
4. music of, relating to, or indicating dynamics

   dynamic marks

5. See static
   computing (of a memory) needing its contents refreshed periodically Compare static

dynamic

/ dī-năm′ĭk /

1. Relating to energy or to objects in motion.
2. Compare static
3. Relating to the study of dynamics.
4. Characterized by continuous change or activity.

Derived Forms

• dyˈnamically, adverb

Other Words From

• dy·nami·cal·ly adverb
• nondy·namic adjective
• nondy·nami·cal adjective
• nondy·nami·cal·ly adverb
• undy·namic adjective
• undy·nami·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dynamic¹

First recorded in 1810–20; from French dynamique, from Greek dynamikós, equivalent to dýnam(is) “force, power” + -ikos adjective suffix; -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of dynamic¹

C19: from French dynamique, from Greek dunamikos powerful, from dunamis power, from dunasthai to be able

Example Sentences

I invite you to reflect on the actual power dynamic between Christians and LGBT people in our society.

From The Daily Beast

Nowhere is this new family dynamic more apparent than around the holidays.

From The Daily Beast

What is much more important than these numbers is an internal dynamic for which there are no statistics.

From The Daily Beast

Sometimes everything wrong with a larger dynamic is captured in one small interaction.

From The Daily Beast

The church apparently understands this dynamic, at least to a point.

From The Daily Beast

Abner stiffened, grew tense, as one becomes at the moment of bursting into dynamic action, but he did not stir.

From Project Gutenberg

One was an irruptive craving within him to take some part in the dynamic activities of the surrounding world.

From Project Gutenberg

To form, the dynamic element or principle, it owed all its individuating qualities.

From Project Gutenberg

Misapprehending all, he was yet unconsciously the first experimenter in what we, for convenience, designate dynamic electricity.

From Project Gutenberg

What we know as the dynamic branch of the subject was created by the investigations of Faraday; induction was its mother.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• aggressive
• changing
• charismatic
• compelling
• effective
• energetic
• forceful
• influential
• lively
• potent
• powerful
• productive
• progressive
• vigorous