NYT Dictionary

LOCOMOTION

/ˌloʊ.kəˈmoʊ.ʃən/
Nounlo-co-MO-tionlo-co-mo-tion · 4 syllablesCollege

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025

Meaning

The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

From French locomotion, from Latin locō (literally “from a place”) (ablative of locus (“place”)) + mōtiōnem (“motion, a moving”) (nominative mōtio), from Latin movēre (“move; change, exchange, go in or out, quit”), from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- (“to move, drive”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

motivitytravelcommutationcoursecrossinggoingjourneyingmobilitymotilitymotion

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle, including a pangram:

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