gymnastics

/d͡ʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/

gymnastics means A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 65 out of 100.

gymnastics is pronounced /d͡ʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/.

Etymology

From gymnastic: see -ics; from Latin gymnasticus, from Ancient Greek γυμναστικός (gumnastikós), from γυμναστής (gumnastḗs, “athlete, gymnast”), from γῠμνᾰ́ζω (gŭmnắzō, “to train, exercise”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked. By surface analysis, gymnast + -ics.

noun

A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.“Gymnastics was a significant part of the physical education curriculum.”
Complex intellectual or artistic exercises or feats of physical agility.“His mental gymnastics are legendary.”