kinesis
/kɪˈniːsɪs/noun
kinesis is spelled K-I-N-E-S-I-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kinesis means “The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kinesis is kineses.
How many letters and syllables are in kinesis?
| Letters | 7: K-I-N-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is kinesis?
Kinesis appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce kinesis?
- /kɪˈniːsɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kinesis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with kinesis?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as kinesis from its last stressed vowel (/isɪs/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of kinesis
- kineses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kinesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
- 2
Any energy that creates/controls movement.
- 3
The force driving life forward.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kinesis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | kinèse, kinésie |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does kinesis come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “motion, movement”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).