MUSCULARITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does muscularity mean? 

• MUSCULARITY (noun)
  The noun MUSCULARITY has 3 senses:

1. the physiological state of having or consisting of muscle

2. possessing muscular strength

3. an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)

  Familiarity information: MUSCULARITY used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSCULARITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The physiological state of having or consisting of muscle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("muscularity" is a kind of...):

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

Derivation:

muscular (of or relating to or consisting of muscle)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Possessing muscular strength

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

brawn; brawniness; heftiness; muscle; muscularity; sinew

Hypernyms ("muscularity" is a kind of...):

strength (the property of being physically or mentally strong)

Derivation:

muscular ((of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

energy; muscularity; vigor; vigour; vim

Context example:

a remarkable muscularity of style

Hypernyms ("muscularity" is a kind of...):

life; liveliness; spirit; sprightliness (animation and energy in action or expression)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "muscularity"):

verve; vitality (an energetic style)

 Context examples 

A rare syndrome characterized by almost complete absence of body fat, accentuated muscularity, insulin-resistant diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hepatomegaly, and hypermetabolism.

(Lipoatrophic Diabetes Mellitus, NCI Thesaurus)