physique

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: phy=sique

CIDE DICTIONARY

physique, n. [F. See Physic.].

 The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.  [1913 Webster]
"With his white hair and splendid physique."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

physique, n. the bodily structure, development, and organization of an individual (an undernourished physique).

Etymology

F, orig. adj. (as PHYSIC)

THESAURUS

physique

anatomy, architectonics, architecture, arrangement, beef, beefiness, bod, body, body-build, bones, brand, brawn, brawniness, build, building, built, carcass, cast, character, chassis, clay, clod, complexion, composition, configuration, conformation, constituents, constitution, construction, corpus, crasis, creation, dharma, diathesis, disposition, elasticity, ethos, fabric, fabrication, fashion, fashioning, fiber, figure, flesh, forging, form, format, formation, frame, genius, getup, grain, habit, heftiness, hue, hulk, humor, humors, huskiness, ilk, involuntary muscle, kind, make, makeup, making, manufacture, material body, mold, molding, muscle, muscularity, musculature, nature, organic structure, organism, organization, pattern, patterning, person, physical body, plan, production, property, quality, setup, shape, shaping, sinew, sinewiness, sinews, soma, somatotype, sort, spirit, stamp, streak, stripe, structure, structuring, suchness, system, tectonics, temper, temperament, tendency, tenor, texture, thew, thewiness, thews, tissue, tone, torso, trunk, type, vein, voluntary muscle, warp and woof, way, weave, web

ROGET THESAURUS

physique

Strength

N strength, power, energy, vigor, force, main force, physical force, brute force, spring, elasticity, tone, tension, tonicity, stoutness, lustihood, stamina, nerve, muscle, sinew, thews and sinews, physique, pith, pithiness, virtility, vitality, athletics, athleticism, gymnastics, feats of strength, adamant, steel, iron, oak, heart of oak, iron grip, grit, bone, athlete, gymnast, acrobat, superman, Atlas, Hercules, Antaeus, Samson, Cyclops, Goliath, tower of strength, giant refreshed, strengthening, invigoration, refreshment, refocillation, dynamics, statics, strong, mighty, vigorous, forcible, hard, adamantine, stout, robust, sturdy, hardy, powerful, potent, puissant, valid, resistless, irresistible, invincible, proof against, impregnable, unconquerable, indomitable, dominating, inextinguishable, unquenchable, incontestable, more than a match for, overpowering, overwhelming, all powerful, all sufficient, sovereign, able-bodied, athletic, Herculean, Cyclopean, Atlantean, muscular, brawny, wiry, well-knit, broad-shouldered, sinewy, strapping, stalwart, gigantic, manly, man-like, manful, masculine, male, virile, unweakened, unallayed, unwithered, unshaken, unworn, unexhausted, in full force, in full swing, in the plenitude of power, stubborn, thick-ribbed, made of iron, deep-rooted, strong as a lion, strong as a horse, strong as an ox, strong as brandy, sound as a roach, in fine feather, in high feather, built like a brick shithouse, like a giant refreshed, strongly, by force, by main force, our withers are unwrung, Blut und Eisen, coelitus mihi vires, du fort au diable, en habiles gens, ex vi termini, flecti non frangi, he that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves an, inflexible in faith invincible in arms.

Animality

N animality, animal life, animation, animality, animalization, animalness, corporeal nature, human system, breath, flesh, flesh and blood, physique, strength, fleshly, human, corporeal.