athletic

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /æθˈlɛtɪk/ UK /æθˈlɛt.ɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #9863

Meanings

1

adj
Having a strong, fit, and muscular body.

You have such an athletic build—you must work out regularly.
2

adj
Relating to sports or athletes.

Our school's athletic facilities are second to none.
3

adj
Physically active and energetic.

Since you're such an athletic person, you should join the club.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 adj · physically active and... acrobatic

Word family

Derived forms antiathleticathleisureathleticallyathleticismathleticizeathleticnessathleticsathleticwearcyberathletichyperathleticmathleticnonathletic

Related forms athlete

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Phrases (1)

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athletic supporter
a garment that supports the male genitals during vigorous physical activity

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-tromder. Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon) Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θλέω (āthléō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θλητῐκός (āthlētĭkós)bor. Latin āthlēticuslbor. Middle French athletiquebor. English athletic Borrowed from Middle French athletique and Latin āthlēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητικός (athlētikós, “relating to an athlete”), from ἀθλητής (athlētḗs, “athlete”):…

āthlēticus Latin ἀθλητικός Ancient Greek アスレチック Japanese

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# athletic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /æθˈlɛtɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /æθˈlɛt.ɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 9863

## Meanings
1. Having a strong, fit, and muscular body.
2. Relating to sports or athletes.
3. Physically active and energetic.

## Examples
- You have such an athletic build—you must work out regularly.
- Our school's athletic facilities are second to none.
- Since you're such an athletic person, you should join the club.

## Derived Forms
- antiathletic
- athleisure
- athletically
- athleticism
- athleticize
- athleticness
- athletics
- athleticwear
- cyberathletic
- hyperathletic
- mathletic
- nonathletic

## Related Forms
- athlete

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: āthlēticus
- Root: ἀθλητικός
- Root: アスレチック

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-tromder. Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon) Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θλέω (āthléō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θλητῐκός (āthlētĭkós)bor. Latin āthlēticuslbor. Middle French athletiquebor. English athletic Borrowed from Middle French athletique and Latin āthlēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητικός (athlētikós, “relating to an athlete”), from ἀθλητής (athlētḗs, “athlete”):…

## AI Etymology
Athletic is borrowed from Middle French athletique and Latin āthlēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητικός (athlētikós, “relating to an athlete”), from ἀθλητής (athlētḗs, “athlete”) The historical line also includes Japanese アスレチック.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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