mesomorphic

me·so·mor·phic

adjective \ˌme-zə-ˈmȯr-fik, ˌmē-, -sə-\

Definition of MESOMORPHIC

1

: of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures especially the degree of muscularity and bone development

2

: having a husky muscular body build

— me·so·mor·phy \ˈme-zə-ˌmȯr-fē, -sə-\ noun

Examples of MESOMORPHIC

1. <the shot put, hammer throw, and other field events for which mesomorhic athletes are well-suited>

Origin of MESOMORPHIC

mesoderm + -morphic; from the predominance in such types of structures developed from the mesoderm

First Known Use: 1940

Related to MESOMORPHIC

Synonyms

beefy, brawny, burly, hefty, hulking, ¹husky

Related Words

able-bodied, athletic, herculean, mighty, muscle-bound, muscular, powerful, robust, rugged, sinewy, stalwart, stout, strapping, strong, sturdy; chunky, compact, heavy, heavyset, solid, squat, squatty, stocky, thickset; chubby, dumpy, lumpish, podgy [chiefly British], portly, pudgy, roly-poly, tubby

Near Antonyms

lean, light, lightweight, slender, slight, slim, svelte, sylphlike, thin, willowy; bony (also boney), gangling, gangly, gaunt, gawky, lanky, reedy, scraggy, scrawny, skinny, spare, stringy, twiggy, waspish, weedy; spidery, wiry; debilitated, delicate, effete, emaciated, enervated, enfeebled, feeble, fragile, frail, infirm, puny, unathletic, weak, weakly, wimpy

Rhymes with MESOMORPHIC

allomorphic, anamorphic, biomorphic, ectomorphic, endomorphic, isomorphic, metamorphic, polymorphic, pseudomorphic, zoomorphic

me·so·mor·phic

adjective \ˌmez-ə-ˈmȯr-fik, ˌmēz-, ˌmēs-, ˌmes-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of MESOMORPHIC

1

also me·so·mor·phous \-fəs\ (audio pronunciation) : relating to, existing in, or being an intermediate state (as of a semicrystalline condition characteristic of liquid crystals)—compare nematic, smectic

2

a : of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures especially the degree of muscularity and bone development b : having a husky muscular body build—compare ectomorphic 2, endomorphic 2