What does athletic mean?
Definitions for athletic
æθˈlɛt ɪkath·let·ic
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Princeton's WordNet
athleticadjective
relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
"athletic facilities"
acrobatic, athletic, gymnasticadjective
vigorously active
"an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises"
athleticadjective
having a sturdy and well proportioned body
"an athletic build"
Wiktionary
athleticadjective
having to do with athletes
athleticadjective
physically active
athleticadjective
having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape
athleticadjective
An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability
Athleticnoun
A player on the team Oakland Athletics.
Webster Dictionary
Athleticadjective
of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them; as, athletic games or sports
Etymology: [L. athleticus, Gr. . See Athlete.]
Athleticadjective
befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous; as, athletic Celts
Etymology: [L. athleticus, Gr. . See Athlete.]
Editors Contribution
athletic
Relating to an athlete or sports.
Athletic sports are beautiful to watch.
Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of athletic in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of athletic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of athletic in a Sentence
One of the great mistakes that can be made by a man of my age is to get involved in athletic competition with children--unless, of course, they are under six. And even then, stay away from hide-and-seek.
A 2% dehydration level in your body causes a 10% decrease in athletic performance, and the more dehydrated you become, the worse performance gets.
Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness-a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster-children into strength and athletic proportion.
I am delighted to have you play football. I believe in rough, manly sports. But I do not believe in them if they degenerate into the sole end of any one's existence. I don't want you to sacrifice standing well in your studies to any over-athleticism and I need not tell you that character counts for a great deal more than either intellect or body in winning success in life. Athletic proficiency is a mighty good servant, and like so many other good servants, a mighty bad master.
Allowing biological males to compete in women’s events not only reduces opportunities for females, it undermines the entire rationale behind single-sex competition. It’s time for athletic governing bodies to stand up for women’s sports.
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- атлетичен, атлетскиBulgarian
- atletiskDanish
- athletisch, sportlichGerman
- αθλητικόςGreek
- AtletaEsperanto
- atléticoSpanish
- urheilullinen, atleettinenFinnish
- sportif, athlétiqueFrench
- atlétikai, atletikusHungarian
- atletisIndonesian
- atletico, sportivoItalian
- 強壮Japanese
- ಅಥ್ಲೆಟಿಕ್Kannada
- atletischDutch
- atletiskNorwegian
- wysportowany, sportowyPolish
- atleticRomanian
- атлети́ческий, спорти́вный, атлети́чный, богаты́рскийRussian
- atletikAlbanian
- atletiskSwedish
- اتھلیٹکUrdu
- 运动的Chinese
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