body type

noun

The general physical build or shape of a person's body.

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body shapesomatotype
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Meanings

nounbody type (plural body types)

plural body types · alternative bodytype

  1. The general physical build or shape of a person's body.

    Synonyms: body shape

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe general physical build or shape of a person's body.

Similar
body shape

More synonyms by meaning

nouna category of physique

Similar
somatotype
Broader
physiquebuildbody-build
Also see
somatotype

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From body + type.

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APA

body type. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20type

MLA

“body type.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20type. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “body type,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20type.

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