dynamism

1 any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent force or energy

2 the activeness of an energetic personality [syn: pizzazz, pizzaz, oomph, zing]

English

Noun

1. Any of several philosophical theories that attempt to explain the universe by an immanent force
2. dynamic energy or drive; oomph or pizzazz

Translations

• Spanish: dinamismo

Dynamism is a concept that has several meanings.

• Dynamism (metaphysics), a cosmological explanation of the material world in the vein of process philosophy.

• Dynamism, a term used by Virginia Postrel to describe her social philosophy that embraces cultural change, individual choice, and the open society.

• "Plastic dynamism", a term used by the Italian futurist art movement to describe a concept pertaining to an object's motion, both intrinsic and relative to its environment.

• The Activeness of an energetic personality

• Dynamism (company), a Japanese retailer specializing in exports.

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