body-conscious

[bod-ee-kon-shuhs]

adjective

1. aware of or preoccupied with one’s body or physical appearance.

   Fasting has become increasingly popular among body-conscious people in the 18 to 34 age group.

2. bodycon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of body-conscious¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Her body-conscious designs range from feminine upcycled miniskirts to sporty football jersey reworks.

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“At a certain stage toward the end of it, it dawned on me that I’d have to very consciously unpeel the layers,” says Debicki, who credits having dancer parents, and her own ballet training, with a very body-conscious approach to acting.

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They first worked together in 1979, when she designed the body-conscious, colorful costumes for “Foot Rules.”

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In a Monday episode of podcast “Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard,” Ferreira said that both she and show creator Sam Levinson felt that her popular supporting character, the body-conscious Kat Hernandez, was no longer a fit for where the show was headed.

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Barbie Ferreira, who portrayed the body-conscious Kat Hernandez, announced Wednesday that she will not return for the third season of “Euphoria.”

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