Meaning

7 senses
  1. Changing; active; in motion.

    The environment is dynamic, changing with the years and the seasons.

    dynamic economy

    dynamisch

    динами́чныйdinamíčnyj

    динамі́чнийdynamíčnyj

  2. Powerful; energetic.

    He was a dynamic and engaging speaker.

    dynamisch

    динами́чныйdinamíčnyj, энерги́чныйenɛrgíčnyj, напо́ристыйnapóristyj

    динамі́чнийdynamíčnyj

  3. Able to change and adapt.

    veränderlich, dynamisch

    изме́нчивыйizménčivyj

  4. Having to do with the volume of sound.

    The dynamic marking in bar 40 is forte.

  5. Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.

    dynamic allocation

    dynamic IP addresses

    динами́ческийdinamíčeskij

  6. Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.

  7. Of a verb: not stative, but fientive; indicating continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.

More definitions
  • characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality
  • of or relating to dynamics
  • (used of verbs (e.g. ‘to run’) and participial adjectives (e.g. ‘running’ in ‘running water’)) expressing action rather than a state of being

Examples

28 sentences
  1. Tom has a dynamic personality.

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  2. Berlin is a very dynamic city.

    ruБерлин очень динамичный город.

    deBerlin ist eine sehr muntere Stadt.

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  3. It might change the dynamic of our relationship.

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  4. Maybe, we could explore a power dynamic like boss and employee.

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  5. It's the dynamic interaction between the characters that makes this novel so great.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
not steady; in motion:
Русский
By meaning 4
not steady; in motion:
powerful:
able to change:
computing: happening at runtime instead of at compile time:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
not steady; in motion:
able to change:

Origin

From French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós, “powerful”), from δύναμις

From French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós, “powerful”), from δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”), from δύναμαι (dúnamai, “I am able”).

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Forms

more dynamic, most dynamic
Comparativemore dynamic Lesson
Superlativemost dynamic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

80 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality:dynamical
  • (used of verbs (e.g. ‘to run’) and participial adjectives (e.g. ‘running’ in ‘running water’)) expressing action rather than a state of being:active

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

106 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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