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Definition of pyknic in English: pyknicadjective ˈpɪknɪkˈpiknik Anthropology Relating to or denoting a stocky physique with a rounded body and head, thickset trunk, and a tendency to fat. 〔人类学〕（体型）矮而阔的，矮胖的 Example sentencesExamples - One's physical or bodily shape can be classified into the pyknic type, the muscular type and the intermediate type.
- Instead of the pyknic or compact extreme, Sheldon found a round and soft one.
Synonyms heavily built, stocky, thickset, sturdy, sturdily built, well built, burly, strapping, brawny, muscular, solid, heavy, hefty, girthy, meaty
Origin1920s: from Greek puknos 'thick' + -ic. The word was first used by the German psychiatrist, Ernst Kretschmer (1888–1964), in his tripartite classification of human types (the other two being asthenic and athletic). Definition of pyknic in US English: pyknicadjectiveˈpiknik Anthropology Relating to or denoting a stocky physique with a rounded body and head, thickset trunk, and a tendency to be fat. 〔人类学〕（体型）矮而阔的，矮胖的 Example sentencesExamples - One's physical or bodily shape can be classified into the pyknic type, the muscular type and the intermediate type.
- Instead of the pyknic or compact extreme, Sheldon found a round and soft one.
Synonyms heavily built, stocky, thickset, sturdy, sturdily built, well built, burly, strapping, brawny, muscular, solid, heavy, hefty, girthy, meaty
Origin1920s: from Greek puknos ‘thick’ + -ic. The word was first used by the German psychiatrist, Ernst Kretschmer (1888–1964), in his tripartite classification of human types (the other two being asthenic and athletic). |