physique
nounEtymology From French physique.
1
The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.
- Her large frame and muscular physique stands out among most other students.
2
Bodybuilding, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports 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:
- Synonyms
- anatomy, build, constitution, figure, frame, habitus, physique, proportions, shape
- Derived terms
- physiqued, physique magazine
- Related terms
- vital statistics
- Hypernyms
- form
- Hyponyms
- musculature, stature
- Holonyms
- appearance, body, guise