physique

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

Noun

  1. The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.
    • Her large frame and muscular physique stands out among most other students.

    Synonyms: body frame build

    Antonyms: psyche

  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,...

Origin

From French physique.

Forms

physiques fizeek

Synonyms

anatomy build constitution figure frame habitus physique proportions shape

Hypernyms

form

Hyponyms

musculature stature

Related

vital statistics

Derived

physiqued physique magazine