eurhythmy

Or eu·ryth·my

[yoo-rith-mee, yuh-]

noun

1. rhythmical movement or order; harmonious motion or proportion.

eurhythmy

/ juːˈrɪðmɪ /

noun

1. rhythmic movement

2. harmonious structure

Word History and Origins

Origin of eurhythmy¹

1615–25; < Latin eurythmia < Greek eurythmía good proportion, gracefulness. See eu-, rhythm, -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of eurhythmy¹

C17: from Latin eurythmia, from Greek eurhuthmia, from _eu- + rhuthmos proportion, _rhythm

Example Sentences

"Darling Theo is doing frightfully well in his eurhythmy lessons at Charterhouse - and little Imogen has gone back to advising Ban Ki-moon at the UN."

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Besides all this I could attend performances of the new art of movement, again the creation of Rudolf Steiner and called by him 'Eurhythmy', in which the astounded eye could see how noble a speech can be uttered by the human body when its limbs are moved in accordance with its inherent spiritual laws.

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