Dynamic

How to spell dynamic

7 letters · 3 syllables

How to pronounce dynamic

Say the part in capitals loudest.

What does dynamic mean?

1. adjectiveMarked by constant energy, activity, or change; full of force and momentum.
2. nounA force or pattern of change, growth, or interaction within a system or relationship.

Dynamic in a sentence

• adjective

  The company hired a dynamic new manager to revive the sales team.

• noun

  The team studied the dynamic between supply and demand in local markets.

• adjective

  The city has a dynamic economy that keeps attracting investment.

• noun

  A new manager can quickly shift the dynamic of an entire office.

Where does dynamic come from?

Language of origin: Greek

This word traces back to the Greek dynamis, meaning 'power' or 'force', which itself grew from the verb dynasthai, 'to be able' or 'to have power'. From dynamis the Greeks formed the adjective dynamikos, meaning 'powerful' or 'relating to force'. The term arrived in English in the early nineteenth century by way of the French dynamique, which physicists used for the branch of mechanics dealing with bodies in motion under force, as opposed to statics. From that technical sense it broadened into everyday use to describe a person, process, or situation full of energy and constant change. The same Greek root still powers a family of relatives, including 'dynamite', 'dynamo', and 'dynasty', and remembering that shared dynam- core helps fix the y rather than an i in the spelling.

How the word is built

• dynam- (from Greek dynamis: power, force)
• -ic (adjective suffix forming 'relating to')