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sinewy frame

sinewy frame

6.7
A thin strong body with visible muscles and little fat
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪnjuːi freɪm/
translation icon : cuerpo musculoso
  • After years of hard labor, his sinewy frame spoke of strength and endurance.

Examples

  • His sinewy frame made him appear taller and more athletic than he really was.

  • He has a sinewy frame that impresses everyone at the gym.

  • She admired the dancer's sinewy frame as he moved across the stage.

  • Her sinewy frame is a result of years of training.

  • The athlete's sinewy frame showed years of dedication to training and fitness.

  • After months of exercise and a strict diet, she developed a sinewy frame that impressed everyone.

  • Despite his height, his sinewy frame made him agile and quick on the soccer field.

Antonyms

flabby
20 3.7

Soft and loose areas of the body without firm muscle

overweight
1 2.4

A condition of having more body fat than is healthy

How Muscular

muscular
49 2.8
stocky
20 2.8
sinewy frame
6.7
slightness
1 6.1

Surface Forms

sinewy frame singular
sinewy frames plural

Morphology

sinewy + frame

The phrase is a straightforward adjectival composition: 'sinewy' (lean, muscular) modifies 'frame' (body/structure), so the overall meaning 'a lean, muscular physique' is directly derivable from the constituents. This follows regular noun phrase semantics and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand the MWE.

Etymology

Sinewy frame comes from the word sinew, which means a strong cord or muscle, and frame, which means the body's bones and shape. Imagine ropes of muscle showing under thin skin. That's why sinewy frame describes 'a lean and muscular body'.