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eurythmy

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The harmony of features and proportion in architecture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

Graceful body movements to the rhythm of spoken words and music.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 3

Healthy, normal beating of the pulse; eurhythmia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 4

the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurhythmics

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: motion, movement, move, motility, diversion, recreation

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὐρυθμία (euruthmía, “rhythmical order”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “symmetry”).