rhythmic

adjective

rhyth·​mic ˈrit͟h-mik 

variants or rhythmical

ˈriṯẖ-mi-kəl 

1

: marked by or moving in pronounced rhythm

2

: of, relating to, or involving rhythm

rhythmically

ˈriṯẖ-mi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Synonyms

• cadenced
• cadent
• measured
• metrical
• metric

Examples of rhythmic in a Sentence

We could hear a rhythmic drumming outside.

lulled to sleep by the rhythmic sound of her mother's voice reading the Bible

Recent Examples on the Web

Sometimes a sketch lives or dies because of some rhythmic alchemy. —Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025

The soundtrack has very rhythmic sound comments – Chemical Brothers style – and not many melodies. —Billboard Italy, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025

The tap dancing alone will leave you breathless — especially the epic guns a-blazin’ chase through the halls of the Hotel del Coronado that combines tap mayhem with rhythmic door slamming. —Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025

This is a theme Chua repeatedly emphasizes throughout his book: Music in its very rhythmic forms and tonal variations reflects the laws of the universe. —Norman Weinstein, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

rhythmic

adjective

rhyth·​mic ˈrit͟h-mik 

variants or rhythmical

-mi-kəl 

: of, relating to, or having rhythm

rhythmically

-mi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Medical Definition

rhythmic

adjective

rhyth·​mic ˈrit͟h-mik 

variants or rhythmical

-mi-kəl 

1

: of, relating to, or involving rhythm

2

: marked by or moving in pronounced rhythm

rhythmic contractions

rhythmically

-mi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb