dynamism

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noun (1)

dy·​na·​mism ˈdī-nə-ˌmi-zəm 

1

a

philosophy : a theory that all phenomena (such as matter or motion) can be explained as manifestations of force (see force entry 1 sense 4) compare mechanism

b

: dynamics sense 2

population dynamism

2

: a dynamic (see dynamic entry 1 sense 1) or expansionist quality

the dynamism of a natural leader

dynamist

ˈdī-nə-mist 

noun

dynamistic

ˌdī-nə-ˈmi-stik 

adjective

dynamist

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noun (2)

dy·​na·​mist -mə̇st 

plural -s

: an adherent of dynamism

dynamistic

¦dīnə¦mistik 

-tēk

adjective

Synonyms of dynamism

Noun (1)

• vigor
• energy
• vitality

Examples of dynamism in a Sentence

Noun (1)

He has the dynamism of a natural leader.

voters were attracted to the young challenger's dynamism, charisma, and progressive ideas

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In skin care, the recovery of China in the East coupled with the dynamism of The Ordinary in the West helped the company post a 4 percent increase and offset the declines in luxury skin care sales in North America. — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Zooming in on those changes reveals how the AI investment boom is creating economic dynamism but also instability. — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026

America was cultural dynamism that constituted soft power, from Hollywood and hip-hop to the once finest university system in the world. — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Despite not being produced by instruments as such, the sequences Stanton found playing in his ears were strangely musical; their arrangement, through its patterning, the dynamism of its counterpoint and dissonance, almost symphonic. — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

borrowed from French dynamisme, from dynamique dynamic entry 1 + -isme -ism

Noun (2)

probably from French dynamiste, from dynam- + -iste -ist

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for dynamism

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