Physique
noun
The shape and size of a person's body.
He has a muscular physique due to his regular workout routine.
Often appears as...
- athletic physique
- muscular physique
noun
The physical structure or organization of something, especially buildings.
The city's large-scale physique makes it a paradise for architects.
Often appears as...
- urban physique
- city's physique
Usage tips
Approving
Academic
noun
The shape and size of a person's body.
He has a muscular physique due to his regular workout routine.
Often appears as...
- athletic physique
- muscular physique
noun
The physical structure or organization of something, especially buildings.
The city's large-scale physique makes it a paradise for architects.
Often appears as...
- urban physique
- city's physique
Usage tips
Approving
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical Appearance
Use when referring to the form and stature of a human body, often for health or aesthetics.
The contest judges were looking for a leaner physique.
Pro Tip 2/3Describing Fitness
Ideal for situations where the focus is on someone's fitness level or body conditioning.
Her physique has improved dramatically since she started yoga.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Objects
Avoid using 'physique' for objects. It's reserved for humans or human-like forms.
He admired the statue's lifelike physique.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Appearance
Use when referring to the form and stature of a human body, often for health or aesthetics.
The contest judges were looking for a leaner physique.
Pro Tip 2/3Describing Fitness
Ideal for situations where the focus is on someone's fitness level or body conditioning.
Her physique has improved dramatically since she started yoga.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Objects
Avoid using 'physique' for objects. It's reserved for humans or human-like forms.
He admired the statue's lifelike physique.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Appearance
Use when referring to the form and stature of a human body, often for health or aesthetics.
The contest judges were looking for a leaner physique.
Pro Tip 2/3Describing Fitness
Ideal for situations where the focus is on someone's fitness level or body conditioning.
Her physique has improved dramatically since she started yoga.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Objects
Avoid using 'physique' for objects. It's reserved for humans or human-like forms.
He admired the statue's lifelike physique.
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Video examples
Sir Martin Rees: Earth...
but in new and different ways. Targeted drugs, genetic modification, artificial intelligence, perhaps even implants into our brains, may change human beings themselves. And human beings, their physique and character, has not changed for thousands of years. It may change this century.
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National Geographic...
overweight bird with weak wings so it can't fly this may be a lesson for the American population given their physique newspaper can't get up and move around much so it was consumed by introduced species that just ate it right the dodo laid a single egg got a nest on the ground and it
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Cheetahs are Incredible...
cheaters are slender bodied and slight compared to other big cats they can be told apart from leopards by their greyhound alike physique and the black tear lines running from the inside of their eye down to the mouth these lines are thought to help protect cheetahs
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Being Superman PIPE Taboo:...
that unusual the thing that is unusual about his situation is not so much the collecting part of it but it's this attempt to form his physique into the image of the superhero I say must not wind up I see I admire Superman because he's such a good
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Sex Change PIPE National...
determined to be accepted as a woman dawn got breast implants and took female hormones but many transsexuals find it difficult to hide their original gender they retain a male physique and many live in constant fear of humiliation the
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Male Plastic Surgery PIPE...
to the plate signing on for everything from eyelid surgery and liposuction to procedures considerably more extreme J may not look like someone who should worry about his physique but he's about to have plastic surgery anyway over the
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Neanderthals 101 PIPE...
glacial ecosystem. The north's cold environment may have influenced neanderthals' physique. Their bodies were relatively short, with males averaging five feet, five inches and females five feet, one inch tall,
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Safari Live - Day 154 PIPE...
the other day as Tobias I think he's doing extremely well extremely well many many levels when they get to that age of 12 years well Taylor might have said he doesn't have the physique he had before
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The Likability Dilemma...
And at that, he looked at me and said, "Wow, lady, you're tough." Modern day sexism is different than it was in the past when a blatant comment about a woman's physique
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Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
ambitious that chunky physique isn't due to overindulgence in an unhealthy lifestyle it is in fact you to a thick layer of blubber which keeps the animals warm in
Video examples
Sir Martin Rees: Earth...
but in new and different ways. Targeted drugs, genetic modification, artificial intelligence, perhaps even implants into our brains, may change human beings themselves. And human beings, their physique and character, has not changed for thousands of years. It may change this century.
Video examples
National Geographic...
overweight bird with weak wings so it can't fly this may be a lesson for the American population given their physique newspaper can't get up and move around much so it was consumed by introduced species that just ate it right the dodo laid a single egg got a nest on the ground and it
Video examples
Cheetahs are Incredible...
cheaters are slender bodied and slight compared to other big cats they can be told apart from leopards by their greyhound alike physique and the black tear lines running from the inside of their eye down to the mouth these lines are thought to help protect cheetahs
Video examples
Being Superman PIPE Taboo:...
that unusual the thing that is unusual about his situation is not so much the collecting part of it but it's this attempt to form his physique into the image of the superhero I say must not wind up I see I admire Superman because he's such a good
Video examples
Sex Change PIPE National...
determined to be accepted as a woman dawn got breast implants and took female hormones but many transsexuals find it difficult to hide their original gender they retain a male physique and many live in constant fear of humiliation the
Video examples
Male Plastic Surgery PIPE...
to the plate signing on for everything from eyelid surgery and liposuction to procedures considerably more extreme J may not look like someone who should worry about his physique but he's about to have plastic surgery anyway over the
Video examples
Neanderthals 101 PIPE...
glacial ecosystem. The north's cold environment may have influenced neanderthals' physique. Their bodies were relatively short, with males averaging five feet, five inches and females five feet, one inch tall,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 154 PIPE...
the other day as Tobias I think he's doing extremely well extremely well many many levels when they get to that age of 12 years well Taylor might have said he doesn't have the physique he had before
Video examples
The Likability Dilemma...
And at that, he looked at me and said, "Wow, lady, you're tough." Modern day sexism is different than it was in the past when a blatant comment about a woman's physique
Video examples
Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
ambitious that chunky physique isn't due to overindulgence in an unhealthy lifestyle it is in fact you to a thick layer of blubber which keeps the animals warm in
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Quote examples
Anna Kaiser
American Businesswoman
If you want to see your abs, you have to lose fat. I want to be sure there are no misconceptions that specific abs exercises will give you abs! I work with the core. Think about your abs and back working together to support your spine - that will give you an amazing physique!
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Victoria Azarenka
Athlete
Compared to my physique before pregnancy, yes, I do feel different. I have worked really hard and changed a few things - not only my fitness regime but also my nutrition. When I think about it, being pregnant definitely helped my physique.
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Akshaye Khanna
Indian Actor
If you want to be an actor today you have to come prepared with the entire package, which includes acting, dancing, action, PR skills, building your physique and all of it. Otherwise, nobody is going to touch you.
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Minna Antrim
American Writer
The very women who object to the morals of a notoriously beautiful actress, grow big with pride when an admirer suggests their marked resemblance to this stage beauty in physique.
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Rafael Nadal
Spanish Athlete
My tennis is aggressive, though I wouldn't say that it's more physical than technical. I rely more on technique than physique, but being physical is always a help to me.
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James Haskell
English Athlete
I'm all about helping people understand more about exercise in general and more specifically on occasion, about certain key parts of their body and physique.
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Simon Callow
English Actor
He always describes his characters' voices and their physique so brilliantly. As people have said, they are cartoons, caricatures. They're grotesques really.
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Regina King
American Actress
My father is still so much a part of me - from my physique and fast metabolism, which I'm so thankful for now, to my sense of connection to the universe.
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Mohit Raina
Indian Actor
For me fitness is not only having a good physique but it is the overall lifestyle which I follow in my life.
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Christopher Isherwood
American Author
Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and not too much imagination.
Quote examples
Anna Kaiser
American Businesswoman
If you want to see your abs, you have to lose fat. I want to be sure there are no misconceptions that specific abs exercises will give you abs! I work with the core. Think about your abs and back working together to support your spine - that will give you an amazing physique!
Quote examples
Victoria Azarenka
Athlete
Compared to my physique before pregnancy, yes, I do feel different. I have worked really hard and changed a few things - not only my fitness regime but also my nutrition. When I think about it, being pregnant definitely helped my physique.
Quote examples
Akshaye Khanna
Indian Actor
If you want to be an actor today you have to come prepared with the entire package, which includes acting, dancing, action, PR skills, building your physique and all of it. Otherwise, nobody is going to touch you.
Quote examples
Minna Antrim
American Writer
The very women who object to the morals of a notoriously beautiful actress, grow big with pride when an admirer suggests their marked resemblance to this stage beauty in physique.
Quote examples
Rafael Nadal
Spanish Athlete
My tennis is aggressive, though I wouldn't say that it's more physical than technical. I rely more on technique than physique, but being physical is always a help to me.
Quote examples
James Haskell
English Athlete
I'm all about helping people understand more about exercise in general and more specifically on occasion, about certain key parts of their body and physique.
Quote examples
Simon Callow
English Actor
He always describes his characters' voices and their physique so brilliantly. As people have said, they are cartoons, caricatures. They're grotesques really.
Quote examples
Regina King
American Actress
My father is still so much a part of me - from my physique and fast metabolism, which I'm so thankful for now, to my sense of connection to the universe.
Quote examples
Mohit Raina
Indian Actor
For me fitness is not only having a good physique but it is the overall lifestyle which I follow in my life.
Quote examples
Christopher Isherwood
American Author
Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and not too much imagination.
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