1. Déplacement.
2. Circulation. Mouvement de véhicules.
3. Geste. Mouvement de tête.
4. Élan.
5. Rythme. Un spectacle plein de mouvement.
6. Variation.
7. Fluctuation. Mouvement des prix.
8. Organisation. Mouvement politique.
ETYM Old Fren. action, Latin actio, from agere to do. Related to Act.
1. Something done (usually as opposed to something said).
2. An act by a government body or supranational organization.
3. The operating part that transmits power to a mechanism.
4. The series of events that form a plot.
5. The state of being active; SYN. activity, activeness.
6. The trait of being active and energetic and forceful.
7. The most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
ETYM Cf. French activité, Late Lat. activitas.
1. Any specific activity or pursuit.
2. The state of being active
3. An organic process that takes place in the body
4. A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
5. The trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically
ETYM Latin circulatio: cf. French circulation.
1. Free movement or passage especially through a circuit as of water through pipes or sap through a plant.
2. The movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels.
ETYM Late Lat. gestura mode of action, from Latin gerere, gestum, to bear, behave, perform, act. Related to Gest a deed.
1. Motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling.
2. Something done as an indication of intention; or.
3. The use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals; SYN. motion, gesticulation.
ETYM French, from Latin motio, from movere, motum, to move. Related to Move.
1. A change of position that does not entail a change of location; SYN. movement, move.
2. A formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; SYN. question.
3. A state of change.
4. The act of changing one's location from one place to another; SYN. movement, move.
ETYM French mouvement. Related to Move, Moment.
1. The act of changing the location of something.
2. A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something; SYN. motion.
3. The driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock).
4. A group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; SYN. front.
5. A major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata.