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 ( defs 1, 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of body-conscious¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

According to Dottley, who described himself as “shy and body-conscious” at 19, Singer most often approached him.

From The Daily Beast

Mrs. Romney wore a short-sleeved, body conscious Oscar de la Renta dress with a necklace of green beads.

From The Daily Beast

It steers safely clear of anything that is remotely body-conscious.

From The Daily Beast

Was it not the presage of death, rather a physical influence, the poor decaying body conscious of the coming change?

From Project Gutenberg

The power which has made the body conscious, and which cannot be compared to any known form of matter, is entirely gone.

From Project Gutenberg