somatotonic

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/ˌsəʊmətəˈtɒnɪk/

adjective

Having or relating to a personality type characterised as aggressive and extroverted.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivesomatotonic (comparative more somatotonic, superlative most somatotonic)

comparative more somatotonic · superlative most somatotonic

  1. Having or relating to a personality type characterised as aggressive and extroverted.
nounsomatotonic (plural somatotonics)

plural somatotonics

  1. A person having this personality type.

Origin

Coined by William Herbert Sheldon.

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APA

somatotonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatotonic

MLA

“somatotonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatotonic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somatotonic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatotonic.

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