adj
Meaning 1
short and stout; endomorphic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pyknic
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Sound
Pronunciation
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pĭkʹ-nĭk
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/ˈpɪknɪk/
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rhymes with -ɪknɪk
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homophone: picnic
noun
Meaning 2
A short, thickset person characterised by thick neck, large abdomen and relatively short limbs; an endomorph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
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adjective
Meaning 3
having a squat and fleshy build
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a pyknic practical joke
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: endomorphic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “thick”) + -ic, as a calque of German pyknisch.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: pyknikko — short, thickset person
- Swedish: pykniker — short, thickset person