bodyshape

Human figure outline

Body shape is the overall form or silhouette of a person's figure, often categorized by comparison to objects or letters: pear-shaped, apple-shaped, hourglass, rectangle.

The term appears frequently in fashion and fitness contexts, where clothing or exercise is tailored to different body shapes.

Also spelled as two words.

structure

physique

Bodily structure and form

buildCreate a structure
figureOutline or numeral
formShape or document

frame · silhouette · proportions · stature · contour · outline · profile · dimensions · carriage · posture

slender

slim

Thin or meager

svelteGracefully slender
willowyTall, slim, pliant
lankyTall and ungainly thin

skinny · lean · thin · slender · petite · lithe · graceful · delicate · waiflike · ectomorph

athletic

muscular

Having well-developed sinews

tonedMuscularly firm and defined
fitProper or healthy
athleticPhysically strong and active

sculpted · defined · ripped · chiseled · powerful · stocky · brawny · sinewy · wiry · mesomorph

curvy

hourglass

Gravity-powered sand timer

voluptuousSensually full-bodied
full-figuredHaving a curvy, larger build
curvyHaving smooth bends

rounded · buxom · curvaceous · zaftig · Rubenesque · bodacious · thick · hippy · busty · endomorph

Opposites

presence of form

bodyshapeformlessness

Lacking definite shape

shapelessness · amorphousness

physical vs. non-physical attributes

bodyshapepersonality

Characteristic mental patterns

character · mind · soul · intellect · inner self

physical form extremes

bodyshapeectomorph

Slight, linear body classification

endomorph · mesomorph · hourglass · apple-shaped · pear-shaped

Family

body, shape, bodies, bodied, bodily, shapes, shaped, shaping, shapely

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G