Synonyms for rhythm

Grammar : Noun

Spell : rith-uhm

Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɪð əm

Top 10 synonyms for rhythm

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Définition of rhythm

Origin : 1550s, "rhymed verse, metrical movement," from Latin rhythmus "movement in time," from Greek rhythmos "measured flow or movement, rhythm; proportion, symmetry; arrangement, order; form, shape, wise, manner; soul, disposition," related to rhein "to flow," from PIE root *sreu- "to flow" (see rheum). Rhythm method of birth control attested from 1936. Rhythm and blues, U.S. music style, is from 1949 (first in "Billboard").

noun beat, accent of sound, music

Example sentences :

Johnnie watched her walking away, for the rhythm of her motion attracted him.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

She was a little surprised at this noise of bravos in rhythm.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

A poor, sad puppet dancing to a tune I know not the rhythm of.
Extract from : « The Golden Fountain » by Lilian Staveley

His voice rose; he was falling into the rhythm of a scene with Jacky.
Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

Music too is concerned with the principles of love in their application to harmony and rhythm.
Extract from : « Symposium » by Plato

Now every melody is right when it has suitable harmony and rhythm, and wrong when unsuitable.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

The consequence is, that the meaning of the rhythm and of the time are not understood.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

And that Apollo and the Muses and Dionysus gave us harmony and rhythm?
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

They fight in front of his team, and all in rhythm to the sound of the pipe.
Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon

Look at the perfect balance of its form, and the rhythm and force of its action.
Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various

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