Muscular — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to or consisting of muscle

having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈʌskjʊlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈʌskjʊlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈʌskjʊlə/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈʌskjʊlɚ/.

Examples

muscular contraction
the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony
a hefty athlete

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mesomorphic sinewy powerful brawny hefty

Antonyms

endomorphic ectomorphic

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or relating to or consisting of muscle “muscular contraction”
adjective	having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer
adjective	having or suggesting great physical power or force “the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony”
adjective	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful “a hefty athlete”

Word Forms

muscle	noun	animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
muscularity	noun	the physiological state of having or consisting of muscle
mesomorph	noun	a person with a well-developed muscular body
brawn	noun	possessing muscular strength
brawniness	noun	possessing muscular strength
heft	noun	the property of being large in mass
heftiness	noun	the property of being large in mass
sinew	noun	possessing muscular strength

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

muskulös

von oder in Bezug auf oder bestehend aus Muskeln

🇫🇷French

musculaire

de ou se rapportant à ou constitué de muscles

🇮🇹Italian

muscolare

di o relativo a o costituito da muscoli

🇳🇱Dutch

gespierd

van of gerelateerd aan of bestaande uit spieren

🇷🇺Russian

мускулистый

состоящий из мышц, относящийся к ним или состоящий из них

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मांसल

या मांसपेशी से संबंधित या उससे युक्त

🇧🇩Bengali

পেশীবহুল

বা পেশীর সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা গঠিত

🇮🇳Tamil

தசை

தசையுடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

కండలుగల

కండరాలకు సంబంధించినది లేదా కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

स्नायू

च्या किंवा संबंधित किंवा स्नायूंचा समावेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્નાયુબદ્ધ

સ્નાયુનું અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત અથવા સમાવિષ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ನಾಯುವಿನ

ಸ್ನಾಯುವಿನ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പേശീബലം

പേശികളുടെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਸਪੇਸ਼ੀ

ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਸਪੇਸ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਬਣਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

پٹھوں

پٹھوں کا یا اس سے متعلق یا اس پر مشتمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肌肉发达的

属于或与肌肉有关或由肌肉组成

🇯🇵Japanese

筋肉質の

筋肉の、筋肉に関する、または筋肉からなる

🇰🇷Korean

근육질의

근육의 또는 근육과 관련되거나 근육으로 구성됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cơ bắp

thuộc, liên quan đến hoặc bao gồm cơ bắp

🇹🇭Thai

ล่ำ

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับหรือประกอบด้วยกล้ามเนื้อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berotot

dari atau berkaitan dengan atau terdiri dari otot

🇵🇭Filipino

matipuno

ng o nauugnay sa o binubuo ng kalamnan

🇲🇾Malay

berotot

daripada atau berkaitan dengan atau terdiri daripada otot

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عضلي

من أو المتعلقة أو تتكون من العضلات

🇮🇷Persian

عضلانی

از یا مربوط به یا متشکل از عضله

🇹🇷Turkish

kas

kasla ilgili veya kastan oluşan

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁרִירִי

של שריר או קשור או מורכב ממנו

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