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Your physique is your body's size, stature or appearance.

(noun)

A well-muscled man who is in great shape and who has no fat on him is an example of someone who has a great physique.

See physique in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the structure, constitution, strength, form, or appearance of the body

Origin: Fr: see physic

See physique in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The body considered with reference to its proportions, muscular development, and appearance: “a short man with . . . the physique of a swimmer” (John le Carré).

Origin:

Origin: French, physical, physique

Origin: , from Latin physicus, of nature

Origin: , from Greek phusikos

Origin: , from phusis, nature; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

phy·siquedˈ adjective

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