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To be a triathlete, you have to have a strong physique, or body-build.

Physique, pronounced "fiz-eek", is a word used to describe the form or shape of the human body. A person can have a muscular or well-toned physique. Often the word is used to describe a muscular or well-sculpted body. Do you have a hard, toned physique or a marshmallowy one? They both have their appeal.

DEFINITIONS OF: physique

n constitution of the human body

Synonyms:: body-build, build, habitus

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; lankiness
a tall and thin physique; dumpiness, squattiness
a short and stout physique; body type, somatotype
a category of physique; asthenic type, ectomorphy
slender, weak, and lightweight; endomorphy, pyknic type
round, fat, and heavy; athletic type, mesomorphy
muscular and big-boned

Type of:: bodily property
an attribute of the body

n alternative names for the body of a human being

“he has a strong physique”

Synonyms:: anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, shape, soma

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; person
a human body (usually including the clothing); juvenile body
the body of a young person; adult body
the body of an adult human being; male body
the body of a male human being; female body
the body of a female human being; child's body
the body of a human child; adult female body, woman's body
the body of an adult woman; adult male body, man's body
the body of an adult man

Type of:: body, organic structure, physical structure
the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

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