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- [bod-ee-bil-ding]
- /ˈbɒd iˌbɪl dɪŋ/
- /ˈbɒd.iˌbɪl.dɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bod-ee-bil-ding]
- /ˈbɒd iˌbɪl dɪŋ/
Definitions of bodybuilding word
- uncountable noun bodybuilding Bodybuilding is the activity of doing special exercises regularly in order to make your muscles grow bigger. 3
- noun bodybuilding the practice of performing regular exercises designed to make the muscles of the body conspicuous 3
- noun bodybuilding the practice of lifting weights and performing certain specific calisthenics, as sit-ups and push-ups, to develop a strong body 3
- noun bodybuilding the act or practice of exercising, lifting weights, etc., so as to develop the muscles of the body. 1
- noun bodybuilding weightlifting to develop muscles 1
- noun bodybuilding A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition. 0
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Origin of bodybuilding
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; from the verb phrase build (up one's) body; see -ing1
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Parts of speech for Bodybuilding
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bodybuilding popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bodybuilding
noun bodybuilding
- iron-pumper — a person who pumps iron; weightlifter.
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- weightlifting — the act, art, or sport of lifting barbells of given poundages in a prescribed manner, as a competitive event or conditioning exercise.
- vaulting — the act of vaulting.
- workout — a trial or practice session in athletics, as in running, boxing, or football.
adj bodybuilding
- advantageous — If something is advantageous to you, it is likely to benefit you.
- aseptic — free from living pathogenic organisms; sterile
- beneficial — Something that is beneficial helps people or improves their lives.
- benign — You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless.
- bracing — If you describe something, especially a place, climate, or activity as bracing, you mean that it makes you feel fresh and full of energy.
Antonyms for bodybuilding
adj bodybuilding
- diseased — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
- noxious — harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes.
- sickening — causing or capable of causing sickness, especially nausea, disgust, or loathing: sickening arrogance.
- unhealthful — not conducive to good health; unwholesome: unhealthful food.
- bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
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