Physicality Meaning
/ˈfɪzɪkəl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounPhysical attributes.
nounObsession with physical urges.
Sentence Examples
His culture was not concerned so much about physicality.
One must not be blinded by physicality.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The dancer's performance emphasized the natural ____ of human movement and expression.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The role required intense ____, and the actor trained for six months to prepare his body.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English physical Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English physicality From physical + -ity.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Their bodies started to melt, and lost what physicality they had. Pretty soon, all of the test subjects had melted together into … Those."
— 2015 September 15, Toby Fox, Undertale, Linux, Microsoft Windows, OS X:
"At the heart of that was McTominay, using his physicality to break down Spanish momentum, and his reading of the game to stymie their attacks."
— 28 March 2023, Graeme McGarry, “Scott McTominay earns place in history as Scotland stun Spain”, in The Herald:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The dancer's performance emphasized the natural ____ of human movement and expression.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The role required intense ____, and the actor trained for six months to prepare his body.