average build
Neither thin nor heavy
Average build describes a body type that falls in the middle range—neither notably thin nor heavy, neither particularly muscular nor slight.
The phrase appears often in physical descriptions, especially on dating profiles and police reports: The suspect was a white male of average build, about five foot ten.
It suggests unremarkable proportions, a physique that doesn't stand out.
- mediumMiddle size or state
- physiqueBodily structure and form
- body typePhysical build category
- frameSupporting outer structure
- normalConforming to standard
ordinary · body · stature · unremarkable · nothing special · middling · middle of the road · proportioned · torso · shoulders · weight · height · typical · standard · run of the mill · moderate · solid · regular
- body typesectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph, somatotype, body shape
average buildmorbidly obese
Fatness risking health
emaciated · obese · skeletal · skin and bones · heavyset
average buildathletic build
Muscular, fit body type
muscular build · ripped · jacked · buff · chiseled
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