PHYSIQUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does physique mean? 

• PHYSIQUE (noun)
  The noun PHYSIQUE has 2 senses:

1. constitution of the human body

2. alternative names for the body of a human being

  Familiarity information: PHYSIQUE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHYSIQUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Constitution of the human body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

body-build; build; habitus; physique

Hypernyms ("physique" is a kind of...):

bodily property (an attribute of the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "physique"):

lankiness (a tall and thin physique)

dumpiness; squattiness (a short and stout physique)

body type; somatotype (a category of physique)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Alternative names for the body of a human being

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

anatomy; bod; build; chassis; figure; flesh; form; frame; human body; material body; physical body; physique; shape; soma

Context example:

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

Hypernyms ("physique" is a kind of...):

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "physique"):

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)

Holonyms ("physique" is a part of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)

 Context examples 

He is twenty years younger, but has something of the same spare, scraggy physique.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Artifacts related to the physique or body build of the patient.

(Body Habitus Artifact, NCI Thesaurus)

His hard, high-boned face, large piercing eyes, and immense physique made him a fitting leader for that rough and tumultuous body who had named him as their commander-in-chief.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Being a man of enormous physique, however, and possessed of a very powerful voice, he dominated the tumult and succeeded in finishing his speech.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The yell which greeted him was even more enthusiastic than that which had heralded Wilson, and there was a louder ring of admiration in it, for the crowd had already had their opportunity of seeing Wilson’s physique, whilst Harrison’s was a surprise to them.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

On the other hand, although my uncle had not yet named his man, there was no doubt amongst the public that Jim was to be his nominee, and the report of his physique and of his performance found him many backers.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)