: the form or structure of a person's body : bodily makeup
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she had a well-toned physique
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One of the biggest differences from the game, which fans will no doubt point out, is Abby’s physique.
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EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Partner Ye kept it simple in all black, proudly showing off his wife’s physique ahead of the evening’s ceremony.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 2 Feb. 2025
These days, the 53-year-old Jamaican-American model chooses to lay low, but fans can follow him and his picture-perfect physique on Instagram and other platforms.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
The key guard in the story, Roderick Gadson, with his bald head and looming physique, evokes the menace of Suge Knight.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
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EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Partner Ye kept it simple in all black, proudly showing off his wife’s physique ahead of the evening’s ceremony.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 2 Feb. 2025
These days, the 53-year-old Jamaican-American model chooses to lay low, but fans can follow him and his picture-perfect physique on Instagram and other platforms.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
The key guard in the story, Roderick Gadson, with his bald head and looming physique, evokes the menace of Suge Knight.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Physique.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physique. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
physique
noun
phy·sique
fə-ˈzēk 
: the build of a person's body
Medical Definition
physique
noun
phy·sique
fə-ˈzēk
: the form or structure of a person's body : bodily makeup
a muscular physique
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