Definition of Pyknic

1. Adjective. Having a squat and fleshy build. "A pyknic practical joke"

Exact synonyms: Endomorphic
Also: Fat
Antonyms: Ectomorphic, Mesomorphic

Definition of Pyknic

1. Noun. (anthropology) A short, thickset person characterised by thick neck, large abdomen and relatively short limbs; a mesomorph. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pyknic

1. a person having a broad, stocky build [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyknic

pygostyle
pygostyles
pygostylian
pyic
pyin
pyinma
pyins
pyjama
pyjamaed
pyjamaless
pyjamalike
pykar
pykars
pyke
pyknic (current term)
pyknic type
pyknics
pyknolepsy
pyknoleptic
pyknometer
pyknometers
pyknon
pyknoses
pyknosis
pyknotic
pykrete
pyla
pylae
pylagore

Literary usage of Pyknic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"... the individuals are prevailingly of a slender, "asthenic" type, whereas in the manic-depressive psychosis the victim has a robust, "pyknic" build. ..."

2. F.A. Eschauzier: een orde voor de zintuigenby Jouke van der Werf, F. A. Eschauzier by Jouke van der Werf, F. A. Eschauzier (1999)
"... asthenic 301a body types. athletic 301 b body types. pyknic pattern, measuring, technique, production 303 a body scanner makes a copy of the exterior ..."

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