Definition of pyknic in English:

pyknic

adjective ˈpɪknɪkˈpiknik

Anthropology

Relating to or denoting a stocky physique with a rounded body and head, thickset trunk, and a tendency to fat.
Example sentencesExamples
- One's physical or bodily shape can be classified into the pyknic type, the muscular type and the intermediate type.
- Instead of the pyknic or compact extreme, Sheldon found a round and soft one.
Synonyms
heavily built, stocky, thickset, sturdy, sturdily built, well built, burly, strapping, brawny, muscular, solid, heavy, hefty, girthy, meaty

Origin

1920s: from Greek puknos 'thick' + -ic. The word was first used by the German psychiatrist, Ernst Kretschmer (1888–1964), in his tripartite classification of human types (the other two being asthenic and athletic).

Rhymes

picnic

Definition of pyknic in US English:

pyknic

adjectiveˈpiknik

Anthropology

Relating to or denoting a stocky physique with a rounded body and head, thickset trunk, and a tendency to be fat.
Example sentencesExamples
- One's physical or bodily shape can be classified into the pyknic type, the muscular type and the intermediate type.
- Instead of the pyknic or compact extreme, Sheldon found a round and soft one.
Synonyms
heavily built, stocky, thickset, sturdy, sturdily built, well built, burly, strapping, brawny, muscular, solid, heavy, hefty, girthy, meaty

Origin

1920s: from Greek puknos ‘thick’ + -ic. The word was first used by the German psychiatrist, Ernst Kretschmer (1888–1964), in his tripartite classification of human types (the other two being asthenic and athletic).

单词	pyknic
释义	Definition of pyknic in English: pyknic adjective ˈpɪknɪkˈpiknik Anthropology Relating to or denoting a stocky physique with a rounded body and head, thickset trunk, and a tendency to fat. Example sentencesExamples One's physical or bodily shape can be classified into the pyknic type, the muscular type and the intermediate type. Instead of the pyknic or compact extreme, Sheldon found a round and soft one. Synonyms heavily built, stocky, thickset, sturdy, sturdily built, well built, burly, strapping, brawny, muscular, solid, heavy, hefty, girthy, meaty Origin 1920s: from Greek puknos 'thick' + -ic. The word was first used by the German psychiatrist, Ernst Kretschmer (1888–1964), in his tripartite classification of human types (the other two being asthenic and athletic). Rhymes picnic Definition of pyknic in US English: pyknic adjectiveˈpiknik Anthropology Relating to or denoting a stocky physique with a rounded body and head, thickset trunk, and a tendency to be fat. Example sentencesExamples One's physical or bodily shape can be classified into the pyknic type, the muscular type and the intermediate type. Instead of the pyknic or compact extreme, Sheldon found a round and soft one. Synonyms heavily built, stocky, thickset, sturdy, sturdily built, well built, burly, strapping, brawny, muscular, solid, heavy, hefty, girthy, meaty Origin 1920s: from Greek puknos ‘thick’ + -ic. The word was first used by the German psychiatrist, Ernst Kretschmer (1888–1964), in his tripartite classification of human types (the other two being asthenic and athletic).
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