Eurythmic
adj.calm, joyfulliterary
What it means
Having harmonious rhythm, movement, or proportion.
Reach for it when giving learned praise to a balanced rhythmic pattern
The architect gave the facade a calm, eurythmic sequence of arches.
Choose between these
6- playful
in the groove
when musical coordination can be praised informally
not when This musical idiom fits neither visual proportion nor formal criticism.
- everyday
rhythmic
when a regular or expressive beat is the main fact
not when Rhythmic can be harsh or uneven and does not imply harmony.
- warm
when movement proceeds smoothly without abruptness
not when Flowing can be shapeless and does not establish balanced rhythm.
- professional
when parts combine agreeably
not when Harmony may be static and lacks eurythmic movement.
- professional
well-proportioned
when balanced visual dimensions are central
not when Proportion applies to form and says nothing about audible rhythm.
- formal
cadenced
when phrasing or movement follows a measured cadence
not when Cadenced is technical and less natural for architecture.
Said against
4- arrhythmic
- jerky
- discordant
- ill-proportioned
It naturally appears in
3- eurythmic movement
The dancers' eurythmic movement made the difficult pattern seem natural.
- eurythmic proportion
Eurythmic proportion gives the small courtyard a composed character.
- eurythmic design
The eurythmic design repeats each bay with subtle variation.