noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbɒ.diˌbɪl.dɪŋ/
General-American:/ˈbɑ.diˌbɪl.dɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɪldɪŋ
1
noun
Meaning 1
A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
exercise that builds muscles through tension
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhewdh- Proto-West Germanic *bodag Old English bodiġ Middle English bodi English body English building English bodybuilding From body + building.
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
كَمَال أَجْسَام
(kamāl ʔajsām)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Armenian:
բոդիբիլդինգ
(bodibilding)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Armenian:
կուլտուրիզմ
(kulturizm)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Bulgarian:
физи́ческа култу́ра
(fizíčeska kultúra)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Bulgarian:
фи́зкулту́ра
(fízkultúra)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Bulgarian:
физи́ческо възпита́ние
(fizíčesko vǎzpitánie)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Catalan:
culturisme
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Chinese Mandarin:
健美運動 /健美运动
(jiànměi yùndòng)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Czech:
kulturistika
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Danish:
bodybuilding
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Dutch:
bodybuilding
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Esperanto:
korpokulturado
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Finnish:
kehonrakennus
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
French:
culturisme
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
French:
bodybuilding
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
French:
musculation
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Georgian:
კულტურიზმი
(ḳulṭurizmi)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Georgian:
ბოდიბილდინგი
(bodibildingi)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
German:
Bodybuilding
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Greek:
σωματοδόμηση
(somatodómisi)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Hebrew:
פיתוח גוף
(pitúakh guf)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Hungarian:
testépítés
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Icelandic:
vaxtarrækt
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Indonesian:
binaraga
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Irish:
corpfhorbairt
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Italian:
culturismo
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Italian:
bodybuilding
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Japanese:
ボディビルディング
(bodibirudingu)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Japanese:
ボディビル
(bodibiru)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Kazakh:
культуризм
(kulturizm)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Korean:
보디빌딩
(bodibilding)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Macedonian:
телоградба
(telogradba)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Macedonian:
бодибилдинг
(bodibilding)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Malay:
bina badan
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Polish:
kulturystyka
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Polish:
body building
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Portuguese:
fisiculturismo
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Portuguese:
culturismo
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Portuguese:
fisioculturismo
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Portuguese:
musculação
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Romanian:
culturism
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Russian:
культури́зм
(kulʹturízm)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Russian:
бодиби́лдинг
(bodibílding)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Slovak:
kulturistika
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Spanish:
fisicoculturismo
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Spanish:
culturismo
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Spanish:
musculación
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Swedish:
bodybuilding
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Telugu:
దేహదారుడ్యం
(dēhadāruḍyaṁ)
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Turkish:
vücut geliştirme
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Vietnamese:
tập thể hình
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Vietnamese:
tập tạ
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Welsh:
corfflunio
— sport of aesthetically muscle development
Finnish:
korityö
— work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile
French:
carrosserie
— work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile
Spanish:
carrocería
— work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile