dy·nam·ic
(dī-năḿĭk)
[French dynamique, from Greek dunamikos, powerful, from dunamis, power, from dunasthai, to be able.]
adjective
- Of or relating to energy or to objects in motion.
- Of or relating to the study of dynamics.
- Characterized by continuous change, activity, or progress: a dynamic market.
- Marked by intensity and vigor; forceful. See synonyms at active
- Of or relating to variation of intensity, as in musical sound.
noun
- An interactive system or process, especially one involving competing or conflicting forces: “the story of a malign dynamic between white prejudice and black autonomy” (Edmund S. Morgan)
- A force, especially political, social, or psychological: the main dynamic behind the revolution.
derivatives
- dy·naḿi·cal·ly
- adverb