: the form or structure of a person's body : bodily makeup
Examples of physique in a Sentence
she had a well-toned physique
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A lot of Kerstin’s desire has been pooled toward improving all parts of his game, not least of which is his physique.
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Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
That's when play-by-play announcer Michael Kay couldn't help but bring up Doncic's impressive new physique while encouraging him to throw shade at the Mavericks.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Compared to Borat’s rather hairy visage in the lime green singlet, Baron Cohen’s transformed physique is buff, and well, bald.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 23 July 2025
The virtual character — whose bright colors and 3D physique look like something out of a Pixar film or the video game Fortnite — was created by Jordi van den Bussche, a longtime YouTuber also known as kwebbelkop.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 2 July 2025
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Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
That's when play-by-play announcer Michael Kay couldn't help but bring up Doncic's impressive new physique while encouraging him to throw shade at the Mavericks.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Compared to Borat’s rather hairy visage in the lime green singlet, Baron Cohen’s transformed physique is buff, and well, bald.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 23 July 2025
The virtual character — whose bright colors and 3D physique look like something out of a Pixar film or the video game Fortnite — was created by Jordi van den Bussche, a longtime YouTuber also known as kwebbelkop.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 2 July 2025
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“Physique.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physique. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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