nomadic

/nou'mædik/

Thân thiện

Nomadic tribes move their herds to new pastures with the changing seasons.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Characterized by a lifestyle of moving from place to place, without a permanent home: Describes people, communities, or their way of life that involves frequent travel and temporary settlements, often in search of food, water, or pasture.
   • Migratory; wandering: More broadly, it can describe anything that is not settled in one location and moves around.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The nomadic tribe followed the herds of caribou across the tundra.
  • Her nomadic childhood, moving to a new country every few years, made her adaptable.
  • Some bird species have a nomadic lifestyle, traveling to wherever food is abundant.

Advanced Usage

• "nomadic existence/lifestyle": A way of life defined by constant movement.
  • He led a nomadic existence, living out of a suitcase for years.
• "nomadic people/tribe/community": Specific groups historically or currently living without permanent settlements.
  • Nomadic peoples have a deep knowledge of the land and its seasons.

Variants and Related Words

• Nomad (n): A member of a community that lives a nomadic life.
  • The nomad set up his tent for the night.
• Nomadism (n): The practice of living a nomadic lifestyle.
  • Nomadism was a practical adaptation to the harsh desert environment.

Synonyms

• Migratory: Moving from one region or habitat to another according to the seasons.
• Wandering: Traveling aimlessly or without a fixed course.
• Itinerant: Traveling from place to place, often for work.
• Peripatetic: Traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places.

Antonyms

• Sedentary: Tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive. In this context, it means characterized by much sitting and little travel; settled.
• Settled: Established in a permanent location; not moving.
• Stationary: Not moving or not intended to be moved.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. migratory
   • a restless mobile society
   • the nomadic habits of the Bedouins
   • believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future
   • wandering tribes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mobile
• peregrine
• roving
• wandering