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physical
CEFRA2
/ˈfɪzɪkəl/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Related to the body rather than the mind.
- 02
adjective
Related to matter, energy, or natural forces.
Examples
The emigrants have endured physical and mental pain.
There were few similarities in the brothers' physical characteristics.
At a glance
Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
Also pronounced
- [ˈfɪzɪkəl] ~ [ˈfɪzɪkl̩]
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsOf medicine., Medicinal; good for the health, curative, therapeutic.
Of medicine., That practises medicine; pertaining to doctors, physicianly.
Of medicine.
More examples
In contextScientists deal mainly with physical matters.
It's not so much a physical place as a state of mind.
Phisicall [translating φαρμακώδεις (pharmakṓdeis)] herbes, as Helleborum, Lingewort, or Beares foote.
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Origin
adjective
Borrowed from Late Latin physicālis, from Latin physica (“study of nature”), from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φυσικός (phusikós, “natural; physical”), from φύσις (phúsis, “origin, birth; nature, quality; form, shape; type, kind”), from φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō, “grow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to appear, become, rise up”).