gymnastics

Noun

a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility
A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.
Complex intellectual or artistic exercises or feats of physical agility.

Examples

"Gymnastics was a significant part of the physical education curriculum."
"His mental gymnastics are legendary."

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

gymnastic exercise

Scrabble Score: 18

gymnastics: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gymnastics: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gymnastics: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

gymnastics is a valid Words With Friends word