dynamism
Americannoun
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any of various theories or philosophical systems that seek to explain phenomena of nature by the action of force.
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great energy, force, or power; vigor.
the dynamism of the new governor.
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Psychology. a habitual mode of reducing or eliminating tension.
noun
Other Word Forms
- dynamist noun
- dynamistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of dynamism
First recorded in 1825–35; dynam- ( def. ) + -ism
Example Sentences
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And, as much as I hate to unwittingly side with network executives, a new iteration that featured Gellar as anything other than its shining star wouldn’t have the dynamism of the original series.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
In 2025, Konczal notes, “health care continued to do the heavy lifting, while the rest of the labor market collapsed. The promised handoff from government-adjacent employment to private-sector dynamism never materialized.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
Hawthorne’s Rome is a city of artists who gather from all over the world to drink in the cultural dynamism bottled up in its millennia of great art.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Sheinbaum’s country offers neither the tech-fueled dynamism of Asia nor the commodity riches of neighbors farther South.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
It seems to me like that thrust of dynamism which caused and permitted whole peoples to migrate and to conquer in earlier ages.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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