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physique en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From French physique.

Meanings

  1. The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.
    • Her large frame and muscular physique stands out among most other students.
  2. 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. 1983 February 12, Robert Ellgas, “Fond Memories, Difficult Questions”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 29, page 11:

Forms

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fizeek alternative, pronunciation-spelling lexicographic
physiques Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

psyche

Deriveds

physique magazine · physiqued

Holonyms

appearance · guise · body

Hypernyms

form

Hyponyms

musculature · stature

Relateds

cadaverous · strapping · scrawny · vital statistics · voluptuous · slender · obese · overweight

Synonyms

proportions · figure · build · body · habitus · shape · anatomy · physique · frame · frame · build · constitution

Translations (18)

pt físico (physical structure of a person) · ca físic (physical structure of a person) · fi ruumiinrakenne (physical structure of a person) · cmn 體質 /体质 (physical structure of a person) · de Statur (physical structure of a person) · es físico (physical structure of a person) · bg телосложение (physical structure of a person) · fi fysiikka (physical structure of a person) · gl físico (physical structure of a person) · it fisico (physical structure of a person) · mi hanga tinana (physical structure of a person) · it corporatura (physical structure of a person) · vi thể chất (physical structure of a person) · nb fysikk (physical structure of a person) · ota جثه (physical structure of a person) · de Körperbau (physical structure of a person) · ru компле́кция (physical structure of a person) · nn fysikk (physical structure of a person)