Meanings
nounbody image (countable and uncountable, plural body images)
plural body images
- countableuncountableThe subjective inner picture of one's outward physical appearance.
- countableuncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see body image.
we found that women are more likely to share facial images while men prefer body images and that women are more likely to share their Instagram accounts than men.
2025 January 25, Gözde Cöbek, Özen Baş, Aylin Sunam Audry, İrem İnceoğlu, Yiğit Bahadır Kaya & Aslı Özenç, “Putting Your Best Self or No Self at All? An Analysis of Young Adult’s Dating App Profiles in Turkey”, in Sexuality & Culture, →DOI
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 身體形象 /身体形象, 身體意象 /身体意象
- 身體形象 /身体形象 (shēntǐ xíngxiàng)subjective inner picture of one's physical appearance
- 身體意象 /身体意象 (shēntǐ yìxiàng)subjective inner picture of one's physical appearance
Danish kropsbillede
- kropsbilledesubjective inner picture of one's physical appearance
Finnish ruumiinkuva
- ruumiinkuvasubjective inner picture of one's physical appearance
French image corporelle
- image corporellesubjective inner picture of one's physical appearance
German Körperbild
- Körperbildsubjective inner picture of one's physical appearance
Portuguese imagem corporal
- imagem corporalsubjective inner picture of one's physical appearance
Russian представле́ние о те́ле
- представле́ние о те́ле (predstavlénije o téle)subjective inner picture of one's physical appearance
Spanish imagen corporal
- imagen corporalsubjective inner picture of one's physical appearance
Cite this entry
APA
body image. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20image
MLA
“body image.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20image. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “body image,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20image.
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