Physique: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Physique noun. The shape, size and build of a person’s body.
How to say it
fih-ZEEK/fɪˈziːk/
2 syllables, stressed on the second (ZEEK).
Physique in a sentence
Rowers tend to have a long, powerful physique.
He had the slight physique of a jockey and the appetite of a wrestler.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- build
- frame
- figure
Where physique comes from
From French physique, physical, from Greek phusikos, natural.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
He had the slight _____ of a jockey and the appetite of a wrestler.
- acnestis
- anhedonia
- physique
Show the answer
physique: He had the slight physique of a jockey and the appetite of a wrestler.