eurythmy

English

Alternative forms

• eurhythmy

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὐρυθμία (euruthmía, “rhythmical order”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “symmetry”).

Noun

eurythmy (countable and uncountable, plural eurythmies)

1. The harmony of features and proportion in architecture.
2. Graceful body movements to the rhythm of spoken words and music.
   • 1988 December 11, Cheryl Clarke, “Still Shouting Down The Silence”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 22, page 7:

     For three weeks Lorde engages in a regime of rest, relaxation, eurhythmy, and active meditation.

3. (medicine) Healthy, normal beating of the pulse; eurhythmia.