kinesthetic
Americanadjective
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Psychology, Physiology. having to do with movement or sensation, especially within the body.
One quintessential spa experience was to go back and forth from the scalding hot pool to the ice cold pool, sending your body into a heightened kinesthetic state.
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needing to move.
Some teachers feel that their most energetic and distractible students are actually kinesthetic learners, who need to get their whole body involved in the learning process.
Other Word Forms
- kinesthetically adverb
Etymology
Origin of kinesthetic
First recorded in 1890–95 as kinæsthetic; kinesthe(sia) ( def. ) + -tic ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“But when you have the twisties, that kinesthetic awareness, that sense of where your body is in space, is what’s off.”
From Salon • Aug. 1, 2024
According to popular educational theory, some kids are what educators call tactile learners; they do especially well with a kinesthetic instruction that involves actively doing over passively absorbing.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023
I was much more kinesthetic, much more into dance.
From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022
Because it requires a cognizance of the body’s position from head to toe, the exercise helps to develop something called kinesthetic awareness — an understanding of how one’s body moves through space.
From New York Times • May 18, 2022
The ultimate goal is to develop total cognitive and kinesthetic awareness through sound.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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