rhythm

Noun

1. (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.
2. (countable, uncountable) A specifically defined pattern of such variation.
3. (countable, uncountable) A flow, repetition or regularity.
4. (countable, uncountable) The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.
5. (countable, uncountable) The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.
6. (countable, uncountable) A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.
7. (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.
8. (countable, uncountable) A person's natural feeling for rhythm.

Verb

To impart a (particular) rhythm to.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɪð.əm/

Etymology

First coined in 1557, from Latin rhythmus, from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “any measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm”), from ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow, run, stream, gush”).

Synonyms

beat

cadence

tempo

meter

time

⌚

tone

melody

weight

musical rhythm

tune

cycle

metre

rhythm method

rhythm method of birth control

intonation

speech rhythm

style

round

rhythmics

calendar method

calendar method of birth control

regular recurrence

state of health

strain

swing

trend

vein

way

cadency

safe period

musical temperament

spur of the moment

rhythmicity

rhythm section

rhyme-scheme

cyclical variation

meter

accent

metre

accordance

condition

congruity

equalization

harmonic

harmonically

harmony

impetus

key

🔑

knack

lilt

Translations

rythme

Rhythmus

ritmo

ritmo

ritmo

ritme

rytm

ritme

ρυθμός

cadence

ritim

tempo

cycle

Ton

Tonlage

Sentences

I love rhythm and blues !