physique

C1
US /fəˈziːk/
noun Freq #23088

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The trained muscular structure of a person's body.

    Over the next week, men and women from diverse backgrounds participated in eighteen sports ranging from boxing and billiards to physique, the marathon and volleyball.

  2. 2
    noun

    constitution of the human body

  3. 3
    noun

    alternative names for the body of a human being

  4. 4
    noun

    The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.

Etymology

From French physique.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · constitution of the human body body-buildbuildhabitus
3 noun · alternative names for the... shape
4 noun · the natural constitution,... bodybuildframe
More anatomyconstitutionfigureproportions
Word family
Derived forms physiqued

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