wiriness
Lean, muscular quality
Wiriness is the quality of being wiry—lean, tough, and sinewy.
It describes a body type that's thin but strong, built for endurance rather than bulk: His wiriness made him an excellent distance runner.
The word can also describe texture, as in hair that's coarse and springy, resistant to lying flat.
Lacking fat; incline
- sinewyLean yet muscular
- tautStretched under tension
- muscularHaving well-developed sinews
- ropyForming glutinous threads
stringy · athletic · lithe · rangy · spare · gaunt · fibrous · hardened
Capable of elongation
- durabilityResistance to wear
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
resistance · endurance · sturdiness · springiness · elasticity · cable · gauge · steel
lean
Lacking fat; incline
ropy · stringy · athletic · lithe · rangy · spare · gaunt · fibrous · hardened · tough
tensile
Capable of elongation
- durabilityResistance to wear
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
resilience · resistance · endurance · sturdiness · springiness · elasticity · cable · gauge · steel · metal
coarse
Rough in texture
frizzy · tangled · unruly · thick · rough · curly · stiff · dense · textured · crinkly
wirinessflabbiness
Lack of muscle tone
fatness · bulkiness · fleshiness · corpulence · doughiness
wirinesssoftness
Yielding to gentle pressure
silkiness · flaccidity · smoothness · suppleness · fluffiness
wire, wired, wires, wiring, wireless, wiry, wiretap, barbed wire, wiretapping