rhythm
The variation of strong and weak elements of sounds, notably in speech or music, over timeThe variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
» I like the slow rhythm of that song.
Mir gefällt der langsame Rhythmus dieses Liedes.
Мне нравится медленный ритм этой песни.
Мені подобається повільний ритм цієї пісні.
Meaning
8 senses(countable, uncountable)The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
Dance to the rhythm of the music.
The audience clapped in rhythm as I sang.
Rhythmus
ритмritm, тактtakt
ритмrytm
(countable, uncountable)A specifically defined pattern of such variation.
Most dances have a rhythm as distinctive as the Iambic verse in poetry
(countable, uncountable)A flow, repetition or regularity.
Once you get the rhythm of it, the job will become easy.
ритмritm
(countable, uncountable)The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.
We walked with a quick, even rhythm.
ритмritm
ритмrytm
(countable, uncountable)The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.
The Baroque term basso continuo is virtually equivalent to rhythm
(countable, uncountable)A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.
The rhythm of the seasons dominates agriculture as well as wildlife
(countable, uncountable)Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.
The running gag is a popular rhythm in motion pictures and theater comedy
(countable, uncountable)A person's natural feeling for rhythm.
That girl's got rhythm, watch her dance!
- recurring at regular intervals
- the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
- (architecture) the repetitive use of a group of visual elements to establish a recognizable pattern
Examples
94 sentencesI like the slow rhythm of that song.
Мені подобається повільний ритм цієї пісні.
ruМне нравится медленный ритм этой песни.
deMir gefällt der langsame Rhythmus dieses Liedes.
The unalterable rhythm of mathematics is definition, theorem, proof.
Незмінний ритм математики — це визначення, теорема, доказ.
You've got rhythm.
There's no music without rhythm.
Немає музики без ритму.
deOhne Takt keine Musik.
There are different rhythms in languages.
Translations
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Origin
First coined in 1557, from Latin rhythmus, from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “any measuFirst coined in 1557, from Latin rhythmus, from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “any measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm”), from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow, run, stream, gush”).
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Forms
plural: rhythmsSynonyms
14 synonyms- recurring at regular intervals:regular recurrence
- the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements:speech rhythm
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music:beatmusical rhythm
- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs:cycleround
- natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle):rhythm method of birth controlrhythm methodcalendar method of birth controlcalendar method
Word family
38 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable