muscular

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mūsculāris in the 17th century.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmʌs.kjə.lə/, /ˈmʌs.kjʊ.lə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈmʌs.kjə.lɚ/, /ˈmʌs.kju.lɚ/

Adjective

muscular (comparative more muscular, superlative most muscular)

1. Of, relating to, or connected with muscles.
   • 1912, Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars, chapter 2

     It was an effort of the mind, of the will, of the nerves; not muscular, for I could not move even so much as my little finger, but none the less mighty for all that.

2. Brawny, having strength.
3. Having large, well-developed muscles.

Synonyms

• (of or relating to muscles): myo-
• (having strength): athletic, beefy, brawny, husky, lusty, muscled, muscly, powerful, strapping, strong
• (having well-developed muscles): beefy, brawny, heavily muscled, husky, musclebound, muscled, muscly, powerfully built, well-built

Related terms

• muscularity
• musculature

Derived terms

• most muscular
• muscular dystrophy

Translations

of or relating to muscles

Albanian: muskulor (sq) Catalan: muscular (ca) Czech: svalový (cs) m. Danish: muskulær (da) Dutch: musculair (nl), spier- (nl) Estonian: lihase- (et), lihaseline (et) Finnish: lihas- (fi) French: musculaire (fr) German: muskulär (de), Muskel- (de) Icelandic: vöðva- (is)

Italian: muscolare (it) Polish: mięśniowy (pl) Romanian: muscular (ro), mușchiular (ro) Russian: мышечный (ru) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: мѝшӣћнӣ (sh) Roman: mìšīćnī (sh) Slovak: svalovný (sk) Spanish: muscular (es)

having strength

Albanian: muskuloz (sq) Catalan: musculós (ca) Czech: svalnatý (cs) m. Danish: muskuløs (da) Dutch: gespierd (nl) Finnish: lihaksikas (fi) French: musclé (fr), musculeux (fr) German: muskulös (de) Hungarian: izmos (hu) Icelandic: vöðvastæltur (is), vöðvamikill (is), (informal) massaður (is) Italian: muscoloso (it)

Polish: umięśniony (pl), muskularny (pl) Romanian: mușchiulos (ro), musculos (ro) Russian: мускулистый (ru), сильный (ru) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: мѝшићав (sh), му̏скуло̄зан (sh) Roman: mìšićav (sh), mȕskulōzan (sh) Slovak: svalnatý (sk) Spanish: musculoso (es) Welsh: gyhyrog (cy)

having large, well-developed muscles

Bengali: পেশিবহুল (bn) (peshibôhul), পেশীবহুল (bn) (peshibôhul) Catalan: musculós (ca) Danish: muskuløs (da) Estonian: lihaseline (et) Hungarian: izmos (hu)

Russian: мускулистый (ru) (muskulístyj) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: му̏скуло̄зан (sh) Roman: mȕskulōzan (sh) Turkish: kaslı (tr)

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Spanish

Adjective

muscular m. and f. (plural musculares)

1. muscular

Related terms

• músculo