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acrobatic

UK/ˌækɹəˈbætɪk/US/ˌækɹəˈbætɪk/
adjectiveC2Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #12,426 of 15,258leans written

Acrobatic means involving daring feats of balance and agility. An acrobatic save.

It is used of goalkeepers and dancers as much as of anybody in a circus. An acrobatic move looks impossible for a moment, which is the whole of its effect.

Original uploader was AerialShowgirls at en.wikipedia · Public domain

Definitions of acrobatic

  1. 1adjectiveacrobaticInvolving daring feats of balance and agility.C2

    “The acrobatic catch was replayed all evening.”

acrobatic is a quality.

Where it comes from

  1. Proto-Indo-European

    *h₂eḱ-

  2. French

    acrobate

  3. English

    acrobat

  4. English, today

    acrobatic

Built from

  • ἀκροβατέω · Ancient Greek — to walk on tiptoe
  • ἄκρον · Ancient Greek — highest or farthest point, mountain top, peak
  • βαίνω · Ancient Greek — to walk, step

From acrobat + -ic. acrobat comes from French acrobate. From acrobate, from ἀκροβάτης, from ἀκροβατέω (“to walk on tiptoe”), from ἄκρον (“highest or farthest point, mountain top, peak”) + βαίνω (“to walk, step”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

acrobatic in the wild

  • Acrobatic gymnastics is a competitive discipline of gymnastics where partnerships of gymnasts work together and perform routines consisting of acrobatic skills, dance and tumbling, set to music.

    Acrobatic gymnastics

  • The gymnasts carry out their acrobatic moves and combine them with dance, all in time to and in keeping with the style of the music.

    Acrobatic gymnastics

  • Acro dance is a style of dance that combines classical dance technique with acrobatic elements.

    Acro dance

  • Acro is an especially challenging dance style for dancers as it requires them to be trained in both dance and acrobatic skills.

    Acro dance

  • The Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships are the World Championships for acrobatic gymnastics.

    Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

Related words

the acrobate family

acrobatacrobaticacrobatics

acrobatic — used about once every 13,896 pages · #12,426 · point at the bar for the others