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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Other Word Forms

• kineticist noun

Etymology

Origin of kineticism

First recorded in 1935–40; kinetic + -ism

Example Sentences

“West Side Story,” being “West Side Story,” ends in tragedy, but its musical sequences, awash in kineticism and kaleidoscopic color, are cinematic pleasure of a very pure grade.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2022

The flowing water led Mr. Rhoads to explore the idea of movement, or kineticism, in art.

From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2021

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