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muscularity

muscularity

1 6.1
The state of having large, well-developed muscles that make the body strong
  • noun
  • /ˌmʌs.kjəˈræl.ɪ.ti/
translation icon : muscularidad
  • His impressive muscularity showed the results of years spent lifting weights.
  • fatness and muscularity
  • muscularity and size
  • muscularity and strength

Examples

  • Participants expressed a strong desire for muscularity (3.10, 0.69) and often sought reassurance concerning their appearance (3.09, 0.62).

    Academic text (2011)
  • "The descriptions were extremely consistent across participants, and three main characteristics of the 'ideal' body emerged: height, shape/weight, and strength/muscularity.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Thus, the reported thoughts and feelings of being heavier than ideal may reflect a new emphasis on lean muscularity among college men.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Yeah, but they look at conditioning, structure, muscularity, proportions, how you pose.

  • The expected reaction would be for men and boys to turn to substances that change the body in promoting leanness and muscularity.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Both of these responses could be related to claims that steroids increase muscularity, and thus possibly increase attractiveness.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Finally, figure drawings that depict a range of muscularity across different body regions appear viable in assessing body image in young men.

    Academic text (2009)
  • However, college men's desire to become larger may be tempered by an ideal of lean male muscularity.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Her dangling earrings only heightened the serious muscularity of her shoulders.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Results are discussed in relation to gender schema theory and cultural ideals of female thinness and male muscularity.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

physique
vsmuscularity
24 4.8

The shape, size, and condition of a person's body

focuses specifically on having notably developed body form rather than whole condition
brawn
vsmuscularity
20 5.1

Physical strength often used instead of thinking

is about the visible development of the body rather than pure power
musculature
vsmuscularity
  • Specialized
9 7.1

The group of muscles in the whole body or in one part

points to the quality of having those parts visibly well developed
mightiness
vsmuscularity
1 6.7

Great physical strength that people notice

is more about having visibly developed body form than mere power
thew
vsmuscularity
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Muscular strength or a strong, fit body

highlights having clearly developed body form rather than just raw power
muscular structure
vsmuscularity
  • Specialized
1 3.6

The parts of the body that make it move and keep it steady

describes the visible state of those parts being well developed
brawniness
vsmuscularity
5.7

Having a strong body and big muscles

focuses on having well developed body form rather than general strength
beefiness
vsmuscularity
4.5

A strong, thick body with clear muscles

refers more to specifically developed body form rather than mere thickness
body-build
vsmuscularity
3.2

The shape, size, and strength of a person's body

narrows this to the specific quality of well developed body form
burliness
vsmuscularity
5.3

A large, strong, and solid body or appearance

emphasizes developed body form rather than merely large or bulky shape
robusticity
vsmuscularity
  • Specialized
9.3

How large and sturdy bones or body parts are

focuses on well developed body form rather than skeletal strength alone

Antonyms

1 4.2

Lack of strong, detailed ideas or proof in a text

1 2.7

Being thin in a way that looks attractive

How Muscular

muscularity
1 6.1

Surface Forms

muscularity singular
muscularities plural

Morphology

muscularity = muscular (transparent) = muscle + ity

Formed by a straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'muscular' with the productive suffix '-ity' to denote a state or quality.

Etymology

Muscularity comes from the Latin word musculus, which means 'little mouse' because people thought a moving muscle looked like a small mouse under the skin, and this gave us the English word muscle. So muscularity means having strong, well-developed muscles.