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dynamically

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a dynamic way: variably, changingly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a forceful dynamic manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • this pianist plays dynamically

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh2-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English dynamically From dynamic + -ally.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: dinàmicament — of a dynamic nature
  • Danish: dynamisk — of a dynamic nature
  • French: dynamiquement — of a dynamic nature
  • Galician: dinamicamente — of a dynamic nature
  • Hungarian: dinamikusan — of a dynamic nature
  • Italian: dinamicamente — of a dynamic nature
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dynamisk — of a dynamic nature
  • Polish: dynamicznie — of a dynamic nature
  • Portuguese: dinamicamente — of a dynamic nature
  • Spanish: dinámicamente — of a dynamic nature
  • Ukrainian: динамі́чно (dynamíčno) — of a dynamic nature
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