Definitions for Athletic
æθˈlɛt ɪkAth·let·ic

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. athletic(adj)

   relating to or befitting athletics or athletes

   "athletic facilities"

2. acrobatic, athletic, gymnastic(adj)

   vigorously active

   "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises"

3. athletic(adj)

   having a sturdy and well proportioned body

   "an athletic build"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. athletic(Adjective)

   having to do with athletes

2. athletic(Adjective)

   physically active

3. athletic(Adjective)

   having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape

4. athletic(Adjective)

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

5. Athletic(ProperNoun)

   A player on the team Oakland Athletics.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Athletic(adj)

   of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them; as, athletic games or sports

   Etymology: [L. athleticus, Gr. . See Athlete.]

2. Athletic(adj)

   befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous; as, athletic Celts

   Etymology: [L. athleticus, Gr. . See Athlete.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. athletic

   Relating to an athlete or sports.

   Athletic sports are beautiful to watch.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

How to pronounce Athletic?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Athletic in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Athletic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Athletic in a Sentence

1. Vladimir Obradovic:

   She's an inspiration for me every day ... she's very athletic. the first lesson that we had, there were 60 balls in the basket, and all 60 balls went over the fence.

2. Superintendent Aaron Leavell:

   The district is in no way taking away an athletic coach's freedom of expression, what we are doing is what every state-funded agency and school district must do : abide by the laws that govern us.

3. Jared Allen:

   After watching videos of badminton it was like 'man these guys are actually pretty darn athletic.' They were flying all over and diving on the hard court and I was like I don't think my back would hold up, so we went to a less physically taxing sport, and I figured when the winners have to buy the losers a beer as a customary tradition (in curling), how rough can that sport actually be.

4. Darrin Steele:

   It would be easy to focus on the loss in terms of his Olympic medals and enormous athletic contributions to the organization, but USA Bobsled and Skeleton is a family and right now we are trying to come to grips with the loss of our teammate, our brother and our friend.

5. Bob Kersee:

   So I think at this stage, if I am going to try something different, and put a little bit of athletic pressure on myself, moving up to the 400 will be the bigger challenge versus saying I got everything to win or everything to lose by running the 200.

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