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Meaning of kineticism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Kinetic art.
    uncountable, usually
  2. Energetic movement, particularly applied to any visual arts.
    uncountable, usually

Examples

“In his heyday (the late 1960s and '70s) Mr. [Ben] Vereen reigned as Broadway's heir to Sammy Davis Jr. Even at the peak of his career he lacked his idol's cyclonic kineticism.”
“And it's probably not a coincidence that the time they evoke was also the beginning of the heyday of Asian commercial cinema, when directors like Tsui Hark and John Woo were reinvigorating moribund movie genres with wild kineticism and an almost insolent indifference to the niceties of narrative logic.”
“The usual Sorkinian rhythms – walk and talk; stand and shout; quip and parry – are sped up and syncopated by Mr. Boyle's tireless kineticism.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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