bodybuilding en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈbɒ.diˌbɪl.dɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbɑ.diˌbɪl.dɪŋ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- Proto-West Germanic *bodag Old English bodiġ Middle English bodi English body English building English bodybuilding From body + building.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
Like those activities, bodybuilding is an obsession, a living (for a few), and a way of life for the people involved in it—a subculture, in a word, with its own values, aesthetics and vocabulary.
1974, Charles Gaines, George Butler, Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding, page 7:
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(dated, uncountable) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
In my day, if you filled out your shirt, people assumed you played football or wrestled. The term bodybuilding had more to do with cars than lifting weights.
2006 — Larry Scott (interview), Iron Man 65(5): 258
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| body-building | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Descendants
bodybuilding · bodybuilding · bodybuilding · bodybuilding · bodybuilding · bodaus · bodybuilding
Relateds
Translations (56)
is vaxtarrækt (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · ar كَمَال أَجْسَام (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · eo korpokulturado (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · kk культуризм (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · ru культури́зм (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · pl kulturystyka (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · bg физи́ческо възпита́ние (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · ro culturism (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · cy corfflunio (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · ja ボディビルディング (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · ca culturisme (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · hy կուլտուրիզմ (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · it culturismo (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · cmn 健美運動 /健美运动 (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · es musculación (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · it bodybuilding (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · es culturismo (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · sv bodybuilding (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · fr culturisme (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · ja ボディビル (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · da bodybuilding (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · fi korityö (work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile) · vi tập thể hình (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · tr vücut geliştirme (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · ru бодиби́лдинг (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · ka კულტურიზმი (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · pt fisiculturismo (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · pt culturismo (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · sk kulturistika (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · te దేహదారుడ్యం (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · mk телоградба (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · vi tập tạ (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · bg физи́ческа култу́ра (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · fr carrosserie (work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile) · fr bodybuilding (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · id binaraga (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · fi kehonrakennus (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · cs kulturistika (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · bg фи́зкулту́ра (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · ka ბოდიბილდინგი (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · ko 보디빌딩 (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · fr musculation (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · pt fisioculturismo (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · de Bodybuilding (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · pt musculação (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · hu testépítés (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · mk бодибилдинг (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · ga corpfhorbairt (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · ms bina badan (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · nl bodybuilding (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · es fisicoculturismo (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · pl body building (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · el σωματοδόμηση (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · hy բոդիբիլդինգ (sport of aesthetically muscle development) · es carrocería (work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile) · he פיתוח גוף (sport of aesthetically muscle development)