eurythmy means the harmony of features and proportion in architecture.
Why “eurythmy” is a great word
The art of harmoniously expressive body movement, especially to the rhythm of spoken words or music. From Ancient Greek εὐρυθμία (euruthmía, 'rhythmical order'), from εὖ (eû, 'well') + ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, 'rhythm, symmetry'), first attested in English in 1831. Unlike 'eurhythmia,' which denotes a regular, healthy pulse in a physiological context, or 'choreography,' which is the general design of dance sequences, eurythmy is a dedicated translation, making the invisible qualities of sound visibly manifest. It is the hand shaping a vowel into a spatial gesture, the footfall finding the weight of a consonant, and the entire body tracing the invisible architecture of a spoken line—movement not as decoration but as translation, the flesh giving form to what the ear alone cannot hold.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek εὐρυθμία (euruthmía, “rhythmical order”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “symmetry”).
noun
- The harmony of features and proportion in architecture.
- Graceful body movements to the rhythm of spoken words and music.“For three weeks Lorde engages in a regime of rest, relaxation, eurhythmy, and active meditation.”
- Healthy, normal beating of the pulse; eurhythmia.
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