asthenic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/æsˈθɛnɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(as then′ik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
as•then•ic  (as then′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Medicineof, pertaining to, or characterized by asthenia;
    weak.
  2. (of a physical type) having a slight build or slender body structure. Cf. athletic (def. 5), pyknic (def. 1).

n. 
  1. a person of the asthenic type.
  • Greek asthenikós, equivalent. to asthen- (see asthenia) + -ikos -ic
  • 1780–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
asthenic / æsˈθɛnɪk/
  1. of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak
  2. (in constitutional psychology) referring to a physique characterized by long limbs and a small trunk: claimed to be associated with a schizoid personality
    See also somatotype
  1. a person having long limbs and a small trunk
'asthenic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
athletic - leptosome - pyknic - sthenic

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