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💪 Muscular and attractive 💪 A muscular man 🚫 Offensive term
hunky

hunky

32 7.1
Having a strong, attractive body, often used about a man
  • adjective
  • /ˈhʌŋki/
  • Informal
translation icon : atractivo
  • The 42-year-old was inseparable from the hunky, tattooed 24-year-old at a West Hollywood bash packed with fellow celebs.

I would like some great hunky guy my age.

Examples

  • Have you got the phone number of that hunky soldier?

    Stormbreaker (2006)

  • Oh, did I mention I am going with a hunky guy I lured with the promise of Swedish meatballs?

    Blog text (23)

  • I would like some great hunky guy my age.

    JUST TRISH PODCAST

  • Yeah, but look at all the hunky boys.

    PG: Psycho Goreman (2020)

  • How about a hunky military man who is taken to an alien world?

    Blog text (8)

  • I'm a badass, hunky dude.

    She's the Man (2006)

  • Rachel couldn't stop thinking about Matt, the hunky guy who'd come by her apartment last week to fix her washing machine.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • At first, Sophia did all she could to resist her red-hot attraction to her hunky partner, Ty.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • When a stalker targets deejay Cilia O'Roarke, a hunky bodyguard steps in to protect her.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • That hunky actor stole the show with his impressive physique and charming smile.

Synonyms

handsome
vshunky
627 1.0

Being attractive, like a tall man or an elegant room

leans more toward muscular and robust build rather than just proportions
good-looking
vshunky
278 1.2

Having a nice face or body that people find attractive

emphasizes visible muscles as part of attractiveness
juicy
vshunky
  • NSFW
15 7.5

Sexually attractive in a way that draws attention

focuses on firm muscles and masculine build not just sexual appeal
studly
vshunky
  • Slang
5 8.4

Attractive in a strong, manly way that shows confidence

is attractive and muscular without focusing on impressive masculinity
dishy
vshunky
  • NSFW
3 9.9

Being sexually attractive

is about physical muscular shape and strength rather than sexual allure
muscly
vshunky
  • Informal
2 3.7

A person with large, strong muscles

also includes general attractiveness rather than only visible muscle

Antonyms

ugly
866 1.0

Not pleasant to look at

unattractive
37 1.8

Not pleasant to look at or to the senses

How Attractive

gorgeous
692 2.0
hot
  • NSFW
464 7.5
hunky
  • Informal
32 7.1
handsome
627 1.0
attractive
680 1.0
plain
50 2.5

Surface Forms

hunky positive
hunkier comparative
hunkiest superlative

Morphology

hunky = hunk (transparent) = hunk + y

The adjective is a regular and straightforward formation from 'hunk' plus '-y', meaning 'having the qualities of a hunk'.

Etymology

Hunky comes from the word hunk, which first meant a 'large piece' and later was used for a big, strong man. So hunky describes someone who is physically attractive and muscular.