gymnicadj.n.

/ˈdʒɪmnɪk/

Etymology: < Latin gymnicus, < Greek γυμνικός pertaining to bodily exercises, < γυμνός naked: see -ic suffix. Frequently in the 17th cent., when gymnastic had not yet a recognized standing. Compare French gymnique (1542 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

Now rare.

A. adj.

= gymnastic adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > [adjective]

gymnastic1574

gymnical1576

gymnastical1581

gymnic1601

aleiptic1660

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 537 One who had obtained the victorie at the publique Gymnick exercises of actiuitie.

a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) 225 Alexander..exhibited gymnick pastimes and exercises.

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1324 Have they not Sword-players, and ev'ry sort of Gymnic Artists, Wrestlers, Riders, Runners, Juglers and Dancers..?

1778 E. Apthorp Lett. Prevalence Christianity 362 The seventh day, the gymnic games were celebrated by naked combatants.

1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. iv. 121 The remaining daughters..were given in marriage to the victors in a gymnic contest.

1851 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire III. xxviii. 328 Octavius instituted a gymnic and musical festival, with the designation of the Actian games.

B. n.

plural gymnics n. = gymnastics n. at gymnastic n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > [noun]

gymnastic1598

gymnics1621

gymnastics1652

turning1888

contortionism1927

gym-

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. ii. ii. 317 Others..of a cold and dry constitution cannot sustaine those gymnicks without great hurt done vnto their owne bodies.

1765 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy VIII. xxxiii. 137 Provided it would not impair thy strength.., which these gymnicks inordinately taken, are apt to do.

1835 Fraser's Mag. 11 536 Not only in the execution of particular gymnics, but in his histrionic performance generally.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	gymnic
释义	gymnicadj.n. /ˈdʒɪmnɪk/ Etymology: < Latin gymnicus, < Greek γυμνικός pertaining to bodily exercises, < γυμνός naked: see -ic suffix. Frequently in the 17th cent., when gymnastic had not yet a recognized standing. Compare French gymnique (1542 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). Now rare. A. adj. = gymnastic adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > [adjective] gymnastic1574 gymnical1576 gymnastical1581 gymnic1601 aleiptic1660 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 537 One who had obtained the victorie at the publique Gymnick exercises of actiuitie. a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) 225 Alexander..exhibited gymnick pastimes and exercises. 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1324 Have they not Sword-players, and ev'ry sort of Gymnic Artists, Wrestlers, Riders, Runners, Juglers and Dancers..? View more context for this quotation 1778 E. Apthorp Lett. Prevalence Christianity 362 The seventh day, the gymnic games were celebrated by naked combatants. 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. iv. 121 The remaining daughters..were given in marriage to the victors in a gymnic contest. 1851 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire III. xxviii. 328 Octavius instituted a gymnic and musical festival, with the designation of the Actian games. B. n. plural gymnics n. = gymnastics n. at gymnastic n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > [noun] gymnastic1598 gymnics1621 gymnastics1652 turning1888 contortionism1927 gym- 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. ii. ii. 317 Others..of a cold and dry constitution cannot sustaine those gymnicks without great hurt done vnto their owne bodies. 1765 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy VIII. xxxiii. 137 Provided it would not impair thy strength.., which these gymnicks inordinately taken, are apt to do. 1835 Fraser's Mag. 11 536 Not only in the execution of particular gymnics, but in his histrionic performance generally. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.n.1601
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