Muscularity

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of musculature. countable, uncountable

    "The muscularity in his forearm was visible as he flexed his fingers."

  2. 2
    an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing) wordnet
  3. 3
    The degree to which the muscles in a body part are developed. countable, uncountable

    "Focussed exercise brought out the muscularity in her calves."

  4. 4
    possessing muscular strength wordnet
  5. 5
    The use of strength. countable, uncountable

    "I won’t promote the silencing of dissent through verbal muscularity."

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  1. 6
    the physiological state of having or consisting of muscle wordnet

Example

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"The muscularity in his forearm was visible as he flexed his fingers."

Etymology

From muscular + -ity.

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