dynamism
noun
dy·na·mism
ˈdī-nə-ˌmi-zəm 
1
a
philosophy
: a theory that all phenomena (such as matter or motion) can be explained as manifestations of force (see force entry 1 sense 4) compare mechanism
b
: dynamics sense 2
population dynamism
2
: a dynamic (see dynamic entry 1 sense 1) or expansionist quality
the dynamism of a natural leader
Synonyms
Examples of dynamism in a Sentence
He has the dynamism of a natural leader.
voters were attracted to the young challenger's dynamism, charisma, and progressive ideas
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What Readers Loved Each island has plenty to recommend it, but natural beauty and the dynamism of Hawaiian culture came up as selling points for all five on this year’s list.
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Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Americans have a choice now to do so again, moving toward the next order that will rein in inequality and capture the dynamism of capitalism to address contemporary challenges.
—Alan Green / Made By History, TIME, 25 June 2024
In both cases, the economic dynamism unleashed by the moves was accompanied by major job losses in American manufacturing.
—Leon Fink, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2024
The delimitation in 2026, and that, as an economist wrote today, has certain dangers and errors, so the south is really where the economic dynamism is.
—Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2024
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Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Americans have a choice now to do so again, moving toward the next order that will rein in inequality and capture the dynamism of capitalism to address contemporary challenges.
—Alan Green / Made By History, TIME, 25 June 2024
In both cases, the economic dynamism unleashed by the moves was accompanied by major job losses in American manufacturing.
—Leon Fink, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2024
The delimitation in 2026, and that, as an economist wrote today, has certain dangers and errors, so the south is really where the economic dynamism is.
—Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Dynamism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dynamism. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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