[syn: dynamism, pizzazz, pizzaz, oomph, zing]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dynamism \Dy"na*mism\, n. [Cf. F. dynamisme. See Dynamics.]
The doctrine of Leibnitz, that all substance involves force.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dynamism
n 1: any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical
systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the
universe in terms of some immanent force or energy
2: active strength of body or mind [syn: vigor, vigour,
dynamism, heartiness]
3: the activeness of an energetic personality [syn: dynamism,
pizzazz, pizzaz, oomph, zing]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "dynamism":
adventuresomeness, adventurousness, aggression, aggressiveness,
ambitiousness, demonic energy, drive, energy, enterprise,
enterprisingness, ergal, force, forcefulness, get-up-and-get,
get-up-and-go, getup, go, go-ahead, go-getting, go-to-itiveness,
gumption, hustle, initiative, intensity, kinetic energy,
liveliness, pep, potency, potential energy, power, push,
pushfulness, pushiness, pushingness, spirit, spiritedness, spunk,
strength, strenuousness, up-and-comingness, venturesomeness,
venturousness, vigor, vitality, zip