asthenic
Lacking bodily vigor
Asthenic describes a body type that is thin, narrow, and lightly muscled—the opposite of athletic or stocky.
In medicine and psychology, it refers to weakness or lack of strength, whether physical or constitutional.
Someone with an asthenic build has long limbs relative to their trunk: The asthenic patient showed the characteristic narrow shoulders and flat chest.
Weak and ineffective
- debilitatedMade weak or infirm
- enervatedDepleted of vitality
- infirmWeak in body
- frailWeak and breakable
enfeebled · powerless · languid · sapped · exhausted · prostrate · impotent · helpless
Decreased muscle tone condition
- cachexiaSevere illness-induced wasting
- debilityImpaired strength or vitality
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
- lassitudeState of weary indifference
atrophy · wasting · anemia · pallor · fatigue syndrome · chronic fatigue
Thin and graceful
- willowyTall, slim, pliant
- svelteGracefully slender
- lankyTall and ungainly thin
- leanLacking fat; incline
slim · gaunt · spindly · wiry · thin · slight · delicate · gracile
State of utter depletion
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- wearinessState of being drained
- tirednessState of needing rest
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
enervation · prostration · languor · listlessness · collapse · overexertion · mental fatigue · nervous exhaustion
feeble
Weak and ineffective
- debilitatedMade weak or infirm
- enervatedDepleted of vitality
- infirmWeak in body
frail · enfeebled · powerless · languid · sapped · exhausted · prostrate · impotent · helpless · unsteady
hypotonia
Decreased muscle tone condition
- cachexiaSevere illness-induced wasting
- debilityImpaired strength or vitality
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
lassitude · atrophy · wasting · anemia · pallor · fatigue syndrome · chronic fatigue
slender
Thin and graceful
lean · slim · gaunt · spindly · wiry · thin · slight · delicate · gracile · linear
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
burnout · enervation · prostration · languor · listlessness · collapse · overexertion · mental fatigue · nervous exhaustion · fatigability