fə̇ˈzēk noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from physique, adjective, physical, bodily, from Latin physicus natural, from Greek physikos — more at physic
1. : bodily makeup or type : the structure, constitution, appearance, or strength of the human body
a muscular physique
a race of slender physique and notable alertness
2. : physical form or construction (as of a geographic area)
the physique of the Alps is such as to make access from the north … easier than movement northwards from Italy — W.G.East
Synonyms:
build , constitution , habit : physique designates the total bodily or physical construction or qualities of an individual
tall of stature, slender in physique — H.W.H.Knott
his five-foot-nine-inch physique — Current Biography
build , usually interchangeable with physique , often stresses the geometrically determinable qualities of the physique
a man of rather square build
leisure and heredity gave me a husky build
constitution is the overall makeup of an individual comprising both mental and physical qualities
extremely high-spirited, my greatest advantage was that my constitution did not allow me to be depressed — Osbert Sitwell
a frail constitution necessitated his living in the South — H.E.Starr
wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution — Ellen Glasgow
habit , usually occurring with a qualifier, is generally confined to characteristic mental or moral quality, makeup, or disposition
the country is where he has gone to indulge a contemplative habit — L.J.Halle
an educated person … was one who possessed a certain intellectual habit — H.A.Overstreet
a girl of frivolous habit