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- Dictionaryrhythm/ˈrɪð(ə)m/
noun
- 1. a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound: "Ruth listened to the rhythm of his breathing" Similar
- 2. the measured flow of words and phrases in verse or prose as determined by the relation of long and short or stressed and unstressed syllables: "the rhythm, pattern, and cadence of words" Similar
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a regularly repeated pattern of sounds or beats used in music, poems, and dances: [ C ] a jazz rhythm. [ U ] You need a sense of rhythm to be a good dancer. Rhythm is also a regular movement: [ C ] The rhythm of a boat rocking in the water lulled him to sleep. Rhythm is also a regular pattern of change:
an ordered recurrent alternation of strong and weak elements in the flow of sound and silence in speech; a particular example or form of rhythm… See the full definition
A rhythm is a regular series of sounds or movements. His music of that period fused the rhythms of Jazz with classical forms. He had no sense of rhythm whatsoever.
The “beat” of music; the regular pattern of long and short notes. Certain kinds of music, such as blues or marches, have a very characteristic rhythm. Rhythm, harmony, and melody are elements of music.
a regularly repeated pattern of sounds or beats used in music, poems, and dances: [ C ] a jazz rhythm. [ U ] You need a sense of rhythm to be a good dancer. Rhythm is also a regular movement: [ C ] The rhythm of a boat rocking in the water lulled him to sleep. Rhythm is also a regular pattern of change:
a strong regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements. to dance to the rhythm of the music. I listened to the steady rhythm of her breathing. music with a fast/slow/steady rhythm. I love these jazz rhythms. abnormal heart rhythms. in rhythm He can't seem to play in rhythm.
Rhythm definition: Movement or variation characterized by the regular recurrence or alternation of different quantities or conditions.
rhythm. (rĭth′əm) n. 1. Movement or variation characterized by the regular recurrence or alternation of different quantities or conditions: the rhythm of the tides. 2. The patterned, recurring alternations of contrasting elements of sound or speech. 3. Music. a.
The measured flow of words or phrases in verse, forming various patterns of sound as determined by the relation of long and short or stressed and unstressed syllables in a metrical foot or line; an instance of this. descending, running, sprung rhythm, etc.: see the first element. 1560.
Use the noun rhythm to refer to the regular pattern of something in a cycle or the beat in a song. In the summer, your life takes on a different rhythm than during the school year. Rhythm comes from the Greek rhythmos "measured movement, flow." The beat of a song or the meter of a poem is its rhythm.
