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)
• Maori: pūioio (mi)
• Polish: mięśniowy (pl)
• Romanian: muscular (ro), mușchiular (ro)
• Russian: мышечный (ru) (mýšečnyj), мускульный (ru) (múskulʹnyj)
• 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)
• Maori: pūioio (mi)
• Polish: umięśniony (pl), muskularny (pl)
• Romanian: mușchiulos (ro), musculos (ro)
• Russian: мускулистый (ru) (muskulístyj), сильный (ru) (sílʹnyj)
• 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