callisthenicscalisthenicsn.

Brit.

/ˌkalᵻsˈθɛnɪks/, U.S.

/ˌkæləsˈθɛnɪks/

Forms: see callisthenic adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: callisthenic adj.

Etymology: < callisthenic adj.: see -ic suffix 2. Compare callisthenical adj.

With singular and plural agreement.

1. Originally: light, systematic, rhythmic exercises designed to achieve physical fitness alongside grace of movement, esp. intended for women or girls. Now usually: physical exercises, typically requiring little or no gym apparatus, intended to improve strength, health, and fitness, and sometimes performed as part of a group led by a trainer or instructor. N.E.D. (1888) remarks: ‘Chiefly a term of young ladies' boarding-schools.’

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

callisthenics1827

Swedish gymnastics1890

monkey drill1895

Swedish movements1899

Swedish exercises1912

Swedish drill1916

sexercise1942

jogging1948

isometrics1962

dancercise1967

slimnastics1967

aerobics1968

aquacise1968

survival1972

popmobility1974

plyometrics1975

Jazzercise1976

Pilates1981

Callanetics1984

boxercise1985

step aerobics1985

survivalism1985

box aerobics1987

cardio1987

step1989

spinning1994

1827 G. Hamilton (title) The elements of gymnastics, for boys, and of calisthenics, for young ladies.

1833 Johnstone's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 62 I am decidedly in favour of Calisthenics.

1868 T. G. Thomas Pract. Treat. Dis. Women ii. 54 An instructress or professor of calisthenics.

1871 Daily News 5 Jan. The exercises, perhaps, should be called ‘callisthenics’, rather than gymnastics, as they..consist simply in rhythmical movements with wooden rings and light wands, to the sound of piano music.

1919 Red Cross Bull. 23 June 5/2 American teachers are instructing the children in gymnastics, games, calisthenics, foot drill, English and hygiene.

1946 M. Mezzrow & B. Wolfe Really Blues viii. 117 We'd all raise our arms high, like a calisthenics class.

1996 H. Marks Mr Nice (1998) i. 10 Now that there was no one to watch.., I could resume my callisthenics and yoga.

2003 A. Swofford Jarhead 47 I..performed calisthenics the rest of the day.., the first sergeant sauntering out every fifteen minutes to alter my punishment from push-ups to sit-ups to cherry pickers and back.

2014 J. Ellenberg How not to be Wrong 2 Those integrals are to mathematics as weight training and calisthenics are to soccer.

2. figurative. Chiefly with modifying word. Activities or behaviour likened to callisthenics; spec. activities designed to exercise the mind.

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1858 Era 19 Sept. 10/4 A sort of mental calisthenics, in which he glories in the feat of carrying the whole of Shakspere's ponderous Macbeth on the top of his brains and the tip of his tongue.

1883 N. Amer. Rev. Aug. 101 Casuistry forms good conscience-calisthenics for tougher years.

1922 Printers' Ink 2 Mar. 107/1 Dealers who have had to go through the mathematical calisthenics required by having only retail prices and a discount sheet.

1992 Sat. Night (Toronto) May 71/3 Much stretching is likely to go on through the current year, political callisthenics dominated mainly by the issues of the constitution and the economy.

1998 Civilization Mar. 88/2 One week their writing exercise will be, ‘Describe someone who's been dead 200 years..’. These are the calisthenics that you need to gradually build a historical scene.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	callisthenics
释义	callisthenicscalisthenicsn. Brit. /ˌkalᵻsˈθɛnɪks/, U.S. /ˌkæləsˈθɛnɪks/ Forms: see callisthenic adj. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: callisthenic adj. Etymology: < callisthenic adj.: see -ic suffix 2. Compare callisthenical adj. With singular and plural agreement. 1. Originally: light, systematic, rhythmic exercises designed to achieve physical fitness alongside grace of movement, esp. intended for women or girls. Now usually: physical exercises, typically requiring little or no gym apparatus, intended to improve strength, health, and fitness, and sometimes performed as part of a group led by a trainer or instructor. N.E.D. (1888) remarks: ‘Chiefly a term of young ladies' boarding-schools.’ ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > specific systems callisthenics1827 Swedish gymnastics1890 monkey drill1895 Swedish movements1899 Swedish exercises1912 Swedish drill1916 sexercise1942 jogging1948 isometrics1962 dancercise1967 slimnastics1967 aerobics1968 aquacise1968 survival1972 popmobility1974 plyometrics1975 Jazzercise1976 Pilates1981 Callanetics1984 boxercise1985 step aerobics1985 survivalism1985 box aerobics1987 cardio1987 step1989 spinning1994 1827 G. Hamilton (title) The elements of gymnastics, for boys, and of calisthenics, for young ladies. 1833 Johnstone's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 62 I am decidedly in favour of Calisthenics. 1868 T. G. Thomas Pract. Treat. Dis. Women ii. 54 An instructress or professor of calisthenics. 1871 Daily News 5 Jan. The exercises, perhaps, should be called ‘callisthenics’, rather than gymnastics, as they..consist simply in rhythmical movements with wooden rings and light wands, to the sound of piano music. 1919 Red Cross Bull. 23 June 5/2 American teachers are instructing the children in gymnastics, games, calisthenics, foot drill, English and hygiene. 1946 M. Mezzrow & B. Wolfe Really Blues viii. 117 We'd all raise our arms high, like a calisthenics class. 1996 H. Marks Mr Nice (1998) i. 10 Now that there was no one to watch.., I could resume my callisthenics and yoga. 2003 A. Swofford Jarhead 47 I..performed calisthenics the rest of the day.., the first sergeant sauntering out every fifteen minutes to alter my punishment from push-ups to sit-ups to cherry pickers and back. 2014 J. Ellenberg How not to be Wrong 2 Those integrals are to mathematics as weight training and calisthenics are to soccer. 2. figurative. Chiefly with modifying word. Activities or behaviour likened to callisthenics; spec. activities designed to exercise the mind. ΚΠ 1858 Era 19 Sept. 10/4 A sort of mental calisthenics, in which he glories in the feat of carrying the whole of Shakspere's ponderous Macbeth on the top of his brains and the tip of his tongue. 1883 N. Amer. Rev. Aug. 101 Casuistry forms good conscience-calisthenics for tougher years. 1922 Printers' Ink 2 Mar. 107/1 Dealers who have had to go through the mathematical calisthenics required by having only retail prices and a discount sheet. 1992 Sat. Night (Toronto) May 71/3 Much stretching is likely to go on through the current year, political callisthenics dominated mainly by the issues of the constitution and the economy. 1998 Civilization Mar. 88/2 One week their writing exercise will be, ‘Describe someone who's been dead 200 years..’. These are the calisthenics that you need to gradually build a historical scene. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1827
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