athletic

See also: Athletic

English

Alternative forms

• athletick (obsolete)

Etymology

From French athlétique and Latin āthlēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητικός (athlētikós, “relating to an athlete”), from ἀθλητής (athlētḗs, “athlete”): equivalent to athlete +‎ -ic. For more, see athlete.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /æθˈlɛt.ɪk/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• 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
• athleticness

Related terms

• athlete

Translations

having to do with athletes

• Albanian: atletik (sq)
• Armenian: մարզական (hy) (marzakan), սպորտային (hy) (sportayin)
• Bulgarian: атлетски (atletski)
• Catalan: atlètic (ca)
• Esperanto: atleta (eo)
• Finnish: yleisurheilijoiden, atleettien, atleettinen (fi)
• French: athlétique (fr), sportif (fr)
• Galician: atlético (gl) m
• German: athletisch (de), sportlich (de)
• Greek: αθλητικός (el) (athlitikós)

  Ancient: ἀθλητικός (athlētikós)

• Hungarian: atlétikai (hu)
• Italian: atletico (it)
• Polish: sportowy (pl) m, atletyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: atlético (pt)
• Romanian: atletic (ro) m
• Russian: атлети́ческий (ru) (atletíčeskij), спорти́вный (ru) (sportívnyj)
• Spanish: atlético

physically active

• Albanian: atletik (sq)
• Bulgarian: атлетичен (atletičen)
• Catalan: atlètic (ca)
• Esperanto: atleta (eo)
• Finnish: atleettinen (fi), urheilullinen (fi)
• Galician: atlético (gl) m

• Hungarian: atletikus
• Italian: atletico (it), sportivo (it)
• Japanese: 強壮 (ja) (きょうそう, kyōsō)
• Polish: atletyczny (pl), sportowy (pl)
• Russian: атлети́чный (ru) (atletíčnyj)
• Scots: leish
• Spanish: atlético

having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape

• Albanian: atletik (sq)
• Armenian: պարապած (parapac)
• Bulgarian: атлетичен (atletičen)
• Catalan: atlètic (ca)
• Esperanto: atleta (eo)
• Finnish: atleettinen (fi)
• French: athlétique (fr)
• Galician: atlético (gl) m
• Greek: αθλητικός (el) (athlitikós)
• Hungarian: atletikus

• Italian: atletico (it)
• Japanese: 強壮 (ja) (きょうそう, kyōsō)
• Polish: wysportowany (pl) m, atletyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: atlético (pt)
• Romanian: atletic (ro)
• Russian: богаты́рский (ru) (bogatýrskij), атлети́ческий (ru) (atletíčeskij)
• Spanish: atlético
• Swedish: atletisk (sv)

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

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

• Galician: atlético (gl) m
• Hungarian: atletikus
• Italian: atletico (it)

Noun

athletic (plural athletics)

1. A muscular, large–boned person, in the typology of Ernst Kretschmer.

Anagrams

• thetical