Rhythmic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈrɪðmɪk/, /ˈrɪðmÉ™k/

Alternative forms

• rhythmick obsolete

Origin

From Ancient Greek ῥύθμικος (rhythmikos), from ῥυθμός (rhuthmos, "measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm"), from ῥέω (rheō, "flow, run, stream, gush"), + adjective suffix -ικος (-ikos).

Full definition of rhythmic

Adjective

1. Of or relating to rhythm.
2. Characterized by rhythm.
3. Written in verse, especially rhyming verse.
4. With regular, repetitive motion or sound.

Derived terms

• arhythmic
• dysrhythmic
• idiorhythmic
• irrhythmic
• rhythmical
• unrhythmic