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well-built

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Constructed in a pleasing or sound manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Muscular and lean, having a body resembling that of an athlete.

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History

Etymology

From well + built.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: আটিল (atil) — well constructed
  • Danish: velbygget — well constructed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: velbygd — well constructed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: velbygget — well constructed
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: velbygd — well constructed
  • Ottoman Turkish: عمران (ʼümran) — well constructed
  • Ukrainian: до́бре збудо́ваний (dóbre zbudóvanyj) — well constructed
  • Assamese: ওখ-পাখ (ükho-pakho) — well-built physique
  • Bulgarian: добре сложен (dobre složen) — well-built physique
  • Greek: γεροδεμένος (gerodeménos) — well-built physique
  • Greek: εύρωστος (évrostos) — well-built physique
  • Norwegian Bokmål: velbygd — well-built physique
  • Norwegian Bokmål: velbygget — well-built physique
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: velbygd — well-built physique
  • Spanish: maceteado — well-built physique
  • Spanish: fornido — well-built physique
  • Ukrainian: міцни́й (micnýj) — well-built physique
  • Ukrainian: ставни́й (stavnýj) — well-built physique
  • Ukrainian: га́рної стату́ри (hárnoji statúry) — well-built physique