Synonyms for rhythm
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : rith-uhm |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɪð əm |
Top 10 synonyms for rhythm Other synonyms for the word rhythm
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
- 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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