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kineticism

American  
[ki-net-uh-siz-uhm, kahy-] / kɪˈnɛt əˌsɪz əm, kaɪ- /

noun

  1. the quality or state of being kinetic.

  2. kinetic art.


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Etymology

Origin of kineticism

First recorded in 1935–40; kinetic + -ism

Example Sentences

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Driven by a dark kineticism, it vacillates between contempt and gratitude at a velocity that catches my husband, my therapist, even me off-guard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024

But from its second movement — a curiously titled “Blues … ” — onward, the concerto deepens in color and intensifies in kineticism.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2022

Coupled with Theon Cross’s susurrating tuba and dual drummers Tom Skinner and Eddie Hick, Hutchings’ honking sax fuses the kineticism of Afrobeat with the gasping urgency of free jazz.

From The Guardian • Nov. 21, 2019

“Reitman uses Altmanesque sound design and serpentine camera movements to convey the chaos and kineticism of a process in constant, frantic motion,” he added.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2019

In videos of the first event, kineticism radiates through the screen.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 24, 2019

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