What does Athletic mean?

Definitions for Athletic
æθˈlɛt ɪkath·let·ic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. athleticadjective

    relating to or befitting athletics or athletes

    "athletic facilities"

  2. acrobatic, athletic, gymnasticadjective

    vigorously active

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

  3. athleticadjective

    having a sturdy and well proportioned body

    "an athletic build"

Wiktionary

  1. athleticadjective

    having to do with athletes

  2. athleticadjective

    physically active

  3. athleticadjective

    having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape

  4. athleticadjective

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

  5. Athleticnoun

    A player on the team Oakland Athletics.

ChatGPT

  1. athletic

    Athletic usually refers to anything related to athletes, sports, physical strength, fitness, agility, or requiring high energy levels. It can describe a person who is physically strong, fit, and active, showing characteristics of an athlete. It can also be used in reference to activities or events that involve physically challenging tasks such as running, jumping, throwing, etc.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Athleticadjective

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

  2. Athleticadjective

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

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

Editors Contribution

  1. athletic

    Relating to an athlete or sports.

    Athletic sports are beautiful to watch.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

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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. Melissa Swanson:

    The thing that was so disturbing was it was children, whether they are high school, elementary school or middle school – they’re children. The administration, the coaches, the athletic director – they had to know it.

  2. World Athletics:

    The science shows that anyone who has gone through male puberty retains male anatomical differences that provide an athletic advantage, the World Athletics Council was unwilling to compromise the integrity of the female category without evidence that these male advantages can be ameliorated.

  3. Courtney Hartman:

    They're not supposed to be kind. They're not supposed to be loving and sweet, they're supposed to be athletic ... and aggressive.

  4. William Cullen Bryant:

    Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness-a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster-children into strength and athletic proportion.

  5. Timothy Neal:

    Concussions are a big issue and deserve to be taken seriously, but in my 35 years practicing as an athletic trainer you had four to five times more athletes requiring mental health care than trying to recover from concussions.

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