athletic
Having to do with athletes.
Adjective 4 meanings
Having to do with athletes.
“Are you a member of the American Athletic Association?”
Physically active.
“Since you're such an athletic person, you may wish to consider joining.”
Having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape.
“You have such an athletic build—you must work out regularly.”
An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability.
Noun 1 meaning
A muscular, large–boned person, in the typology of Ernst Kretschmer.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French athletique and Latin āthlēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητικός (athlētikós, “relating to an athlete”), from ἀθλητής (athlētḗs, “athlete”): equivalent to athlete + -ic. For more, see athlete.
ATHLETIC at a glance
ATHLETIC has 8 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (A 1 + T 1 + H 4 + L 1 + E 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,758 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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