asthenic

A1S1T1H4E1N1I1C3

adjective

Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.

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adynamicdebilitatedenervatedweakectomorphic
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Meanings

adjectiveasthenic (comparative more asthenic, superlative most asthenic)

comparative more asthenic · superlative most asthenic

  1. Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
nounasthenic (plural asthenics)

plural asthenics

  1. A person who has asthenia.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelacking energy or vitality

Similar
adynamicdebilitatedenervatedweak

adjectivehaving a slender physique

Similar
ectomorphic
Also see
adynamicdebilitatedectomorphicenervatedweak

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From a- + sthenic. By surface analysis, a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ic (“adjective suffix”).

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Translations

Catalan astènic
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Finnish asteeninen
  • asteeninenTranslations
French asthénique
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German asthenisch
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Hebrew אִסְטְנִיס
  • אִסְטְנִיסTranslations
Polish asteniczny, astenik
  • astenicznyTranslations
  • astenikTranslations
  • asteniczkaTranslations
Swedish astenisk, asteniker
  • asteniskTranslations
  • astenikerTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with asthenic

Helleniccryogenicpathogenichygieniccarcinogenicanthropogenicschizophrenicantigenicallergenichypoallergenicmutagenicphotogenicbiogenicspleniclinolenichallucinogenicthermogeniconcogenicsthenicketogenicgenicgalenicfenneceugenic
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Anagrams

chainsetinchaste
Cite this entry
APA

asthenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asthenic

MLA

“asthenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asthenic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asthenic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asthenic.

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