physique

[ fi-zeek ]

/ fɪˈzik /

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noun

physical or bodily structure, appearance, or development: the physique of an athlete.

Nearby words

physiology, physiometry, physiopathology, physiotherapy, physiotype, physique, physis, physo-, physocele, physoclistous, physogastric

Origin of physique

1820–30; < French < Latin physicus. See physic

Can be confused

physic physique

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Examples from the Web for physique

He exploited a physique that most would try desperately to diminish.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And young men developed a sense for the age of a girl and her physique, purely from the way she walked.
Saudi Activist Manal Al-Sharif on Why She Removed the Veil|Manal Al Sharif, Advancing Human Rights|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The other is a Jersey bruiser, with a (much-discussed) physique reminiscent of Tony Soprano after a doughnut bender.
Squishes, Step Aside: Ted Cruz and Chris Christie’s Old-School Manliness|Michelle Cottle|May 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Slim trousers appeared to have been constructed of a kind of mesh, the tiny holes aerating the physique.
Louis Vuitton, Chanel, McQueen Cap Paris Spring 2013 Fashion Week Shows|Robin Givhan|October 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST

But they appear to be cut for the sort of woman who has the physique of a 12-year-old boy.
Hedi Slimane’s Spring 2013 Paris Debut at Saint Laurent |Robin Givhan|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
How to acquire the longest stride practicable to the physique of the walker; 2d.
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He had magnificent vitality, a physique which afforded him every kind of wholesome momentary enjoyment.
At Large|Arthur Christopher Benson
A great race might be founded on such superbness of physique and health and beauty.
The Shuttle|Frances Hodgson Burnett
Though still delicate as to his physique, it was with an elegant, refined rather than a feeble and sickly delicacy.
Ishmael|Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
In Quetelet's "Physique du Globe" we find meteoric displays of the following dates.
Comets and Meteors|Daniel Kirkwood

British Dictionary definitions for physique

physique

/ (fɪˈziːk) /

noun

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

Word Origin for physique

C19: via French, from physique (adj) natural, from Latin physicus physical

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Medicine definitions for physique

physique

[ fĭ-zēk′ ]

n.

The body considered with reference to its proportions, muscular development, and appearance.

physique

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