Kinesthetically

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a style that relates to the perception of bodily movement and spatial orientation
2. In a manner connected with sensing the position and movement of the body in space
3. Expressing or involving awareness of physical motion and bodily orientation

Etymology: "Kinesthetically" is a plain formation: the adjective "kinesthetic" with the adverbial ending "-ally" added. The adjective is built from Greek roots: "kinein" meaning "to move" and "aisthesis" meaning "perception" or "sensation," the same root that gives English "anaesthetic." The "-ic" ending turns the combined idea into an adjective, and "kinesthetic" describes the sense that tracks where your body is and how it moves, without needing to look. The adverb is made in the usual English way. English has long attached "-ally" to adjectives ending in "-ic," so "kinesthetic" becomes "kinesthetically," meaning in a way that relates to that bodily sense. Because it is a regular derivation, the word's meaning follows directly from its parts: an action performed kinesthetically is one carried out through awareness of movement in the body.

Synonyms: physically, bodily