adj · noun · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ɪzɪkəl
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of medicine.
Pertaining to the field of medicine; medical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of medicine.
That practises medicine; pertaining to doctors, physicianly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of medicine.
Medicinal; good for the health, curative, therapeutic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Of matter and nature.
Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind, having to do with the material world.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
It's not so much a physical place as a state of mind.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: See Thesaurus:substantial
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Of matter and nature.
In accordance with the laws of nature; now specifically, pertaining to physics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The substance has a number of interesting physical properties.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adj
Meaning 6
Of matter and nature.
Denoting a map showing natural features of the landscape (compare political).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adj
Meaning 7
Of the human body.
Having to do with the body as opposed to the mind; corporeal, bodily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Insults can hurt a lot more than physical injuries.
Are you feeling any physical effects?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adj
Meaning 8
Of the human body.
Sexual, carnal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
to get physical
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
adj
Meaning 9
Of the human body.
Involving bodily force or contact; vigorous, aggressive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
This team plays a very physical game, so watch out.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
adj
Meaning 10
Of a piece of media, existing as a tangible object instead of being digital.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
There is just something so amazing about reading a physical book as compared to an e-book.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
A physical examination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
Examples
How long has it been since your last physical?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
A physical manifestation of psychic origin, as through ectoplasmic solidification.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: parapsychology, pseudoscience
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
adjective
Meaning 13
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
physical exercise
physical suffering
was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: mental
14
adjective
Meaning 14
relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
physical sciences
physical laws
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
adjective satellite
Meaning 15
having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a physical manifestation
surrounded by tangible objects
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
16
adjective satellite
Meaning 16
concerned with material things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
physical properties
the physical characteristics of the earth
the physical size of a computer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
17
adjective satellite
Meaning 17
impelled by physical force especially against resistance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
forcible entry
a real cop would get physical
strong-arm tactics
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: forcible, strong-arm
Antonyms: none provided
18
adjective satellite
Meaning 18
characterized by energetic bodily activity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a very physical dance performance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
19
adjective satellite
Meaning 19
according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a reflex response to physical stimuli
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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”).
Across languages
Translations
194 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَادِّيّ
(māddiyy)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Arabic:
مَلْمُوس
(malmūs)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Arabic:
مَحْسُوس
(maḥsūs)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Armenian:
նյութական
(nyutʻakan)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Armenian:
ֆիզիկական
(fizikakan)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Bulgarian:
материа́лен
(materiálen)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Catalan:
físic
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Chinese Mandarin:
物理的
(wùlǐ de)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Dutch:
fysisch
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Dutch:
fysische
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Esperanto:
fizika
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Estonian:
füüsiline
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Estonian:
looduslik
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Finnish:
fyysinen
— having to do with the material world; tangible
French:
physique
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Galician:
físico
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Georgian:
ფიზიკური
(piziḳuri)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Georgian:
სხეულებრივი
(sxeulebrivi)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Georgian:
მატერიალური
(maṭerialuri)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
German:
physisch
— having to do with the material world; tangible
German:
materiell
— having to do with the material world; tangible
German:
stofflich
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Greek:
φυσικός
(fysikós)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Hebrew:
ממשי
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Hebrew:
פיזי
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Hungarian:
fizikai
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Indonesian:
fisik
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Interlingua:
physic
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Irish:
ábhartha
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Italian:
fisico
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Japanese:
物理的な
(butsuritekina)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Kazakh:
физикалық
(fizikalyq)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Korean:
물리적(物理的)인
(mullijeog-in)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Latvian:
fizisks
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Latvian:
fizikāls
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Māori:
whaikiko
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Māori:
ōkiko
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Marathi:
भौतिक
(bhautik)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Norwegian:
fysisk
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Occitan:
fisic
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Old English:
līchamlīċ
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Polish:
fizyczny
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Portuguese:
físico
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Romanian:
fizic
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Romanian:
fizică
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Romanian:
material
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Russian:
физи́ческий
(fizíčeskij)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Russian:
материа́льный
(materiálʹnyj)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Spanish:
físico
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Swedish:
fysisk
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Telugu:
భౌతికము
(bhautikamu)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Turkish:
fiziksel
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Turkish:
fiziki
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Ukrainian:
фізи́чний
(fizýčnyj)
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Walloon:
fizike
— having to do with the material world; tangible
Arabic:
فِيزِيَائِيّ
(fīziyāʔiyy)
— having to do with physics
Armenian:
ֆիզիկական
(fizikakan)
— having to do with physics
Belarusian:
фізі́чны
(fizíčny)
— having to do with physics
Belarusian:
фізы́чны
(fizýčny)
— having to do with physics
Bulgarian:
физи́чески
(fizíčeski)
— having to do with physics
Catalan:
físic
— having to do with physics
Chinese Mandarin:
物理的
(wùlǐ de)
— having to do with physics
Czech:
fyzikální
— having to do with physics
Dutch:
fysisch
— having to do with physics
Dutch:
fysische
— having to do with physics
Estonian:
füüsikaline
— having to do with physics
Finnish:
fysikaalinen
— having to do with physics
French:
physique
— having to do with physics
Galician:
físico
— having to do with physics
Georgian:
ფიზიკური
(piziḳuri)
— having to do with physics
German:
physikalisch
— having to do with physics
Greek:
φυσικός
(fysikós)
— having to do with physics
Hebrew:
פיזי
— having to do with physics
Interlingua:
physic
— having to do with physics
Irish:
fisiciúil
— having to do with physics
Irish:
fisiceach
— having to do with physics
Japanese:
物理的
(butsuriteki)
— having to do with physics
Kazakh:
физикалық
(fizikalyq)
— having to do with physics
Korean:
물리적(物理的)인
(mullijeog-in)
— having to do with physics
Latvian:
fizikāls
— having to do with physics
Macedonian:
физички
(fizički)
— having to do with physics
Norwegian Bokmål:
fysikalsk
— having to do with physics
Norwegian Nynorsk:
fysikalsk
— having to do with physics
Persian:
فیزیکی
(fiziki)
— having to do with physics
Polish:
fizyczny
— having to do with physics
Portuguese:
físico
— having to do with physics
Romanian:
fizic
— having to do with physics
Russian:
физи́ческий
(fizíčeskij)
— having to do with physics
Serbo-Croatian:
фѝзичкӣ
— having to do with physics
Serbo-Croatian:
fìzičkī
— having to do with physics
Slovak:
fyzický
— having to do with physics
Slovene:
fizičen
— having to do with physics
Spanish:
físico
— having to do with physics
Swedish:
fysikalisk
— having to do with physics
Tajik:
физикӣ
(fiziki)
— having to do with physics
Turkish:
fiziksel
— having to do with physics
Turkish:
fiziki
— having to do with physics
Ukrainian:
фізи́чний
(fizýčnyj)
— having to do with physics
Walloon:
fizike
— having to do with physics
Welsh:
ffisegol
— having to do with physics
Arabic:
بَدَنِيّ
(badaniyy)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Arabic:
جِسْمِيّ
(jismiyy)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Armenian:
մարմնական
(marmnakan)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Armenian:
ֆիզիկական
(fizikakan)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Belarusian:
цяле́сны
(cjaljésny)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Bulgarian:
теле́сен
(telésen)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Catalan:
físic
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Chinese Mandarin:
身體的 /身体的
(shēntǐ de)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Czech:
tělesný
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Danish:
fysisk
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Dutch:
lichamelijk
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Dutch:
fysiek
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Esperanto:
korpa
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Estonian:
füüsiline
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Estonian:
kehaline
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Finnish:
ruumiillinen
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Finnish:
fyysinen
— having to do with the body; corporeal
French:
physiologique
— having to do with the body; corporeal
French:
physique
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Galician:
físico
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Georgian:
სხეულებრივი
(sxeulebrivi)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Georgian:
ფიზიკური
(piziḳuri)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
German:
körperlich
— having to do with the body; corporeal
German:
physisch
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Greek:
σωματικός
(somatikós)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Hebrew:
גופני
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Hebrew:
פיזי
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Hindi:
शारीरिक
(śārīrik)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Indonesian:
jasmaniah
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Indonesian:
badaniah
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Indonesian:
fisik
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Indonesian:
fisis
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Interlingua:
physic
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Irish:
corpartha
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Japanese:
肉体の
(nikutai no)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Korean:
신체(身體)의
(sinche-ui)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Korean:
육체(肉體)의
(yukche-ui)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Latvian:
fizisks
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Marathi:
शारीरिक
(śārīrik)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Norwegian:
fysisk
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Occitan:
fisic
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Old English:
līchamlīċ
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Polish:
fizyczny
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Polish:
cielesny
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Portuguese:
físico
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Romanian:
corporal
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Romanian:
fizic
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Romanian:
fiziologic
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Romanian:
fiziologică
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Russian:
теле́сный
(telésnyj)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Russian:
физи́ческий
(fizíčeskij)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Slovak:
telesný
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Spanish:
físico
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Swedish:
fysisk
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Telugu:
శారీరకము
(śārīrakamu)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Ukrainian:
фізи́чний
(fizýčnyj)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Ukrainian:
тіле́сний
(tilésnyj)
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Walloon:
fizike
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Welsh:
cnawdol
— having to do with the body; corporeal
Armenian:
ֆիզիկական
(fizikakan)
— involving bodily force; vigorous
Catalan:
físic
— involving bodily force; vigorous
Chinese Mandarin:
筋力的
(jīnlì de)
— involving bodily force; vigorous