athletic

See also Athletic

English

Alternative forms

• athletick (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /æθˈlɛt.ɪk/ X-SAMPA: /{T"lEt.Ik/

  Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective

athletic (comparative more athletic, superlative most athletic)

1. (not comparable) having to do with athletes
   • Are you a member of the American Athletic Association?
2. physically active
   • Since you're such an athletic person, you may wish to consider joining.
3. having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape
   • You have such an athletic build--you must work out regularly.
4. An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability
   • The center fielder made an athletic play to snatch the ball from over the fence.

Derived terms

• athletics
• unathletic

Related terms

• athlete

Translations

having to do with athletes

• Albanian: atletik (sq)
• Bulgarian: атлетски (bg) (atletski)
• Hungarian: atlétikai (hu)

• Italian: atletico (it)
• Polish: sportowy (pl) m
• Spanish: atlético (es) m

physically active

• Albanian: atletik (sq)
• Bulgarian: атлетичен (bg) (atletičen)
• Finnish: atleettinen (fi), urheilullinen (fi)
• Hungarian: atletikus (hu)

• Italian: atletico (it), sportivo (it)
• Japanese: 強壮 (ja) (きょうそう, kyōsō)
• Scots: leish
• Spanish: atlético (es) m

having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape

• Albanian: atletik (sq)
• Bulgarian: атлетичен (bg) (atletičen)
• Finnish: atleettinen (fi)
• French: athlétique (fr)
• Hungarian: atletikus (hu)

• Italian: atletico (it)
• Japanese: 強壮 (ja) (きょうそう, kyōsō)
• Polish: wysportowany m
• Spanish: atlético (es) m

An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability

• Albanian: atletik (sq)
• Finnish: atleettinen (fi), urheilullinen (fi)

• Hungarian: atletikus (hu)
• Italian: atletico (it)