English Explanatory Dictionary

gymnastics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.
  2. Complex intellectual or artistic exercises or feats of physical agility.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/ en-us-gymnastics.ogg

Word forms

gymnastics

Etymology

From gymnastic: see -ics; from Latin gymnasticus, from Ancient Greek γυμναστικός (gumnastikós), from γυμναστής (gumnastḗs, “athlete, gymnast”), from γῠμνᾰ́ζω (gŭmnắzō, “to train, exercise”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked. By surface analysis, gymnast + -ics.

Related words

gym gymnasium gymnast gymnastic

Derived words

acrobatic gymnastics artistic gymnastics gymnastics chalk hydrogymnastics mental gymnastics mentastics rhythmic gymnastics slimnastics swimnastics
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