physique

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fɪˈziːk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fɪˈzik/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fi zēk′)

phy•sique /fɪˈzik/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Anatomythe structure, shape, or appearance of the human body or of a person's body:the physique of an athlete.

See -phys-.

phy•sique (fi zēk′),USA pronunciation n.

Anatomy, Developmental Biologyphysical or bodily structure, appearance, or development:the physique of an athlete.

Latin physicus. See physic
French
1820–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

physique /fɪˈziːk/ n

the general appearance of the body with regard to size, shape, muscular development, etc

Etymology: 19th Century: via French, from physique (adj) natural, from Latin physicus physical

'physique' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

asthenic - build up - puny - pyknic - rawboned - somatotype - build - built - frame - hunk - hunky - muscleman - nervy - type-cast - shape - substantial

Synonyms: build, structure, configuration, frame, strength, more...

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