ectomorph

[ ek-tuh-mawrf ]

noun

1. a person of the ectomorphic type.

ectomorph

/ ˈɛktəʊˌmɔːf /

noun

1. a person with a thin body build: said to be correlated with cerebrotonia Compare endomorph mesomorph

Derived Forms

• ˈectoˌmorphy, noun
• ˌectoˈmorphic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ectomorph¹

First recorded in 1935–40; ecto- + -morph

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, breasts evolved and shifted in sizing, even among tweens and ectomorphs.

From Washington Post

My whole life I floated by being able to be an ectomorph who is lean and in shape and never had to work out and stay ripped.

From Salon

The Australian ectomorph, who calls the author “a national treasure,” says she and Moriarty — both 54 — have “become incredibly close, as much through life’s events and our families as through her writing.”

From Washington Post

Now, to be clear, this is not an obituary for those gorgeous natural ectomorphs who continue to move among us, who torment hoi polloi with their slim figures, poreless skin and Dorian Gray agelessness.

From Washington Post

Then the hardcore bands from Southern California came up, and it felt like the ectomorphs were overtaken by the mesomorphs, all these thick-neck, Henry Rollins jocks.

From Salon