Definitions for rhythm

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rhythm rhythm

Spelling: [rith -uh m]

IPA: /ˈrɪð əm/

Rhythm is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 38 anagrams from letters in rhythm (hhmrty).

Definitions for rhythm

noun

1. movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like.
2. Music. the pattern of regular or irregular pulses caused in music by the occurrence of strong and weak melodic and harmonic beats. a particular form of this:
3. measured movement, as in dancing.
4. Art, Literature. a patterned repetition of a motif, formal element, etc., at regular or irregular intervals in the same or a modified form.
5. the effect produced in a play, film, novel, etc., by the combination or arrangement of formal elements, as length of scenes, speech and description, timing, or recurrent themes, to create movement, tension, and emotional value in the development of the plot.
6. Prosody. metrical or rhythmical form; meter; cadence. a particular kind of metrical form. metrical movement.
7. the pattern of recurrent strong and weak accents, vocalization and silence, and the distribution and combination of these elements in speech.
8. Physiology. the regular recurrence of an action or function, as of the beat of the heart, or the menstrual cycle.
9. procedure marked by the regular recurrence of particular elements, phases, etc.:
10. regular recurrence of elements in a system of motion.

Origin of rhythm

1550-60; Latin rhythmus Greek rhythmós; compare rheîn to flow

Examples for rhythm

I never got a definitive answer, but I think he was used to having a rhythm section that would not be that dynamic under him.

Music too is concerned with the principles of love in their application to harmony and rhythm.

His voice rose; he was falling into the rhythm of a scene with Jacky.

Royal Christmases have a rhythm and routine—but this year Will, Kate, and baby George have their own, more relaxed plans.

Johnnie watched her walking away, for the rhythm of her motion attracted him.

Most rhythm sections play pretty straight, but we were pushing him, the way we were with Miles.

She was a little surprised at this noise of bravos in rhythm.

A poor, sad puppet dancing to a tune I know not the rhythm of.

A car parked at a red light honked its horn in rhythm with the chant as the crowd passed in front of it.

Sometimes a column has the economy and rhythm of a short story.