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physical
[ fiz-i-kuhl ]
adjective
- of or relating to the body:
physical exercise.
- of or relating to that which is material:
the physical universe; the physical sciences.
- noting or pertaining to the properties of matter and energy other than those peculiar to living matter.
- carnal; sexual:
a physical attraction.
- tending to touch, hug, pat, etc.; physically demonstrative:
a physical person.
- requiring, characterized by, or liking rough physical contact or strenuous physical activity:
Football is a physical sport.
noun
physical
/ ˈfɪzɪkəl /
adjective
- of or relating to the body, as distinguished from the mind or spirit
- of, relating to, or resembling material things or nature
the physical universe
- involving or requiring bodily contact
rugby is a physical sport
- of or concerned with matter and energy
- of or relating to physics
- perceptible to the senses; apparent
a physical manifestation
noun
- short for physical examination
Derived Forms
- ˈphysicalness, noun
- ˈphysically, adverb
Other Words From
- physi·cal·ly adverb
- physi·cal·ness noun
- anti·physi·cal adjective
- anti·physi·cal·ly adverb
- anti·physi·cal·ness noun
- non·physi·cal adjective
- non·physi·cal·ly adverb
- quasi-physi·cal adjective
- quasi-physi·cal·ly adverb
- trans·physi·cal adjective
- trans·physi·cal·ly adverb
- un·physi·cal adjective
- un·physi·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
see get physical .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Also, she was tall and thin, too, further adding to the ways she met the physical beauty conventions.
And with the dance sequence, we wanted something very physical.
But this physical involvement, or lack of it, is only part of the problem.
If the operation caused no physical damage, it would be in bounds.
That means any response that could result in physical damage inside North Korea is off the table.
The foreman's immense voice, explaining machines and tools, caused physical vibrations in her.
The two enjoyed a mutual understanding from which he was excluded, a private intimacy that was spiritual, mental,— physical.
Its continued presence in pulmonary tuberculosis is, however, a grave prognostic sign, even when the physical signs are slight.
I rejoice in being able to say that the general tendency of the speeches was towards universal Emancipation, mental and physical.
His entire being now relaxed itself; and his physical system found relief in long, deep sighs.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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