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Grammar : Noun
Spell : dahy-nuh-miz-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaɪ nəˌmɪz əm



Definition of dynamism

Origin :
  • 1831, "dynamic energy, force, drive," from Greek dynamis "power, might, strength" (see dynamic (adj.)) + -ism. As a philosophical system, from 1857.
  • As in industry : noun hard work
  • As in initiative : noun eagerness to do something
  • As in movement : noun motion, activity
  • As in personality : noun person's character, traits
  • As in power : noun ability, competence
  • As in power : noun physical ability, capacity
  • As in push : noun mental determination
  • As in vigor : noun power, energy
  • As in bounce : noun spring
  • As in vigorousness : noun vigor
  • As in éclat : noun style
  • As in energy : noun generated power
  • As in force : noun physical energy, power
  • As in animation : noun liveliness; activity
Example sentences :
  • To the dynamism of the sun belong heat, expansion-force, and all that range.
  • Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence
  • This dynamism has nothing which attacks the dignity and preminence of the soul.
  • Extract from : « Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870 » by Various
  • The Christian element is in morality, the Buddhistic in dynamism.
  • Extract from : « The Created Legend » by Feodor Sologub
  • But even were this the case the picture would be innocent of dynamism.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning » by Willard Huntington Wright
  • At the basis of all is force, dynamism, and universal mind, or spirit.
  • Extract from : « Mysterious Psychic Forces » by Camille Flammarion
  • Otherwise we might just as well speak of Dynamism, that is of a system that derives everything from force (dynamis).
  • Extract from : « The Philosophy of Natural Theology » by William Jackson
  • Realism is not identical with materialism, and may even be definitely connected with the very opposite, dynamism or energism.
  • Extract from : « The Wonders of Life » by Ernst Haeckel
  • There is no dynamism because there is no suggestion of the inherent force which all substance involves.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning » by Willard Huntington Wright
  • In other words, that which we call "pure extensity" is by virtue of its dynamism the cause of its own existence.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of Space » by Robert T. Browne
  • The profound reasons for dynamism in art were left untouched by them.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning » by Willard Huntington Wright

Synonyms for dynamism

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