bodybuilding
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bodybuilding
- /ˈbɒ.diˌbɪl.dɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈbɑ.diˌbɪl.dɪŋ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪldɪŋ
noun body-building
- A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition. Like those activities, bodybuilding is an obsession, a living (for a few), and a way of life for the people involved in it—a subculture, in a word, with its own values, aesthetics and vocabulary.
- Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile. In my day, if you filled out your shirt, people assumed you played football or wrestled. The term bodybuilding had more to do with cars than lifting weights.
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Closest in meaning: anaerobic exercise, musclebuilding, fitness, gym, gymnastics, pumping iron, muscularisation, armlifting, weightlifting, powerbuilding, muscularization, lifting, weight training, body pump, aerocombat, calisthenics
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noun sport of aesthetically muscle development
| Español | fisicoculturismo, culturismo, musculación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보디빌딩 bodibilding |
| 日本語 | ボディビルディング bodibirudingu, ボディビル bodibiru |
| 中文 | 健美運動 /健美运动 jiànměi yùndòng |
| Português | fisiculturismo, culturismo, fisioculturismo, musculação |
| Français | culturisme, bodybuilding, musculation |
| Deutsch | Bodybuilding |
| Italiano | culturismo, bodybuilding |
| Ελληνικά | σωματοδόμηση somatodómisi |
| Română | culturism |
| Русский | культури́зм kulʹturízm, бодиби́лдинг bodibílding |
| Tiếng Việt | tập thể hình, tập tạ |
| العربية | كَمَال أَجْسَام kamāl ʔajsām |
| עברית | פיתוח גוף pitúakh guf |
noun work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile
| Español | carrocería |
|---|---|
| Français | carrosserie |
Talk about this word "bodybuilding." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bodybuilding. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bodybuilding. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bodybuilding "bodybuilding." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bodybuilding.Cite this
@misc{bodybuilding_2026,
title = {bodybuilding},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bodybuilding},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
