: 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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In the post, Brown showed off his shredded physique after less than two months of embarking on his fitness journey.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 20 May 2025
Her body is arguably the physique of the average woman.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 May 2025
Johnson portrayed himself as a modern primitive, using his own physique as proof of the effectiveness of this lifestyle.
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Bale’s Bateman has been held up as exemplary for his aesthetics — for that taut physique and that rigorous skin-care plan.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 20 May 2025
Her body is arguably the physique of the average woman.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 May 2025
Johnson portrayed himself as a modern primitive, using his own physique as proof of the effectiveness of this lifestyle.
—Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Bale’s Bateman has been held up as exemplary for his aesthetics — for that taut physique and that rigorous skin-care plan.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2025
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“Physique.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physique. Accessed 29 May. 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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