different between kinetic vs irrepressible

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (kin?tikós, “puts in motion”), from ????? (kiné?, “I move, put in motion”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??n?t?k/, /ka??n?t?k/
• Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

kinetic (not comparable)

1. Relating to motion
2. Relating to kinesis or motor function
3. (military, euphemistic) Involving active warfare, including lethal force.

Synonyms

• active
• animated
• dynamic
• vigorous

Antonyms

• lazy
• logic
• sluggish

Derived terms

• kinetic art
• kinetic energy
• kinetic sculpture

Related terms

• cinema
• kinesis
• kinesthetic

Translations

English

Etymology

ir- +? repressible

Adjective

irrepressible (not generally comparable, comparative more irrepressible, superlative most irrepressible)

1. Not containable or controllable.
   • 1858, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, ch. 15:

     [...] here the two friends burst into a variety of giggles, and glanced from time to time, over the tops of their pocket-handkerchiefs, at Nicholas, who from a state of unmixed astonishment, gradually fell into one of irrepressible laughter [...]

2. (of a person) Especially high-spirited, outspoken, or insistent.
   • 1875, Wilkie Collins, The Law and the Lady, ch. 3:

     The irrepressible landlady gave the freest expression to her feelings.

   • 1901, Frank Norris, The Octopus, Book II, Conclusion:

     "The irrepressible Yank is knocking at the doors of their temples and he will want to sell 'em carpet-sweepers for their harems."

   • 1963 July 12, "People," Time:

     It was Paris' irrepressible High Fashion Doyenne Gabrielle ("Coco") Chanel, 80, so-soing this and high-hatting that, while Women's Wear Daily took notes.

   • 2012 July 24, Mel Watkins, "Sherman Hemsley, ‘Jeffersons’ Star, Is Dead at 74," New York Times (retrieved 16 June 2013):

     High-strung and irrepressible, George Jefferson quickly became one of America’s most popular television characters, a high-energy, combative black man who backed down to no one.

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