How to Describe Build or Physique of a Man in English: Vocabulary
Slim
(A person thin especially in an attractive way, a man of delicate build, not stout or chubby )
Example:
Jerry has a small build.
I was slimmer in my teen age.
She looks slim and fit for her age
Slight:
(Thin and not very strong or muscular, alternative word for slim but used not in an attractive way)
Example:
Her dressing was fantastic because of her slight posture.
Thin:
(A person who is too weak and lacking flesh on his body, used in a negative way)
Examples:
This large overcoat will look disgusting on his thin body.
A thin child died because of scuffing while cleaning the chimney.
Lean:
(Physically thin, healthy and strong man; not having much fat on the body)
Example:
She has a lean body.
Athletes are mostly lean.
Willowy:
(A man with a tall, thin and graceful personality)
Example:
Amir Khan was a willowy actor in his teenage.
Skinny:
(Word used for very thin person; a person lacking flesh on his body)
Example:
You look too skinny; focus on your health.
He is skinny due to weak liver.
Slender:
(A person thin especially in an attractive way)
Examples:
Emilee has a slender figure.
Everyone loves slender personality.
Bony:
(A person who is lean in such a way that bones are noticeable or visible like chest ribs or shoulder collars)
Examples:
He is looking bony due to long-term sickness.
A bony child could not survive due to weakness.
Chunky:
(A person having thick and strong body with somewhat fat on his body)
Example:
Rocky, an athlete with a chunky build, was the winner of the match.
Her chunky hips were looking very bad.
Chubby:
(This word is an alternative of chunky and used for a fat man)
Examples:
He is still chubby as he was in his childhood.
Flimsy
(A person lacking physical strength)
Examples:
Doctors advised egg and milk in breakfast to a flimsy patient.
She is looking flimsy because of illness.
Portly:
(A person with round and somewhat fat body; stout)
Examples:
A portly man was looking like a rolling football when he was running fast.
Plump:
(A man having a full rounded shape with slightly fate usually in a pleasing form and this word is used as alternative of ample)
Examples:
He has been plump all his life while his brother has always been willowy.
Round:
Stout:
(Thick and strong body, a body that is wide with fat or muscles)
Examples:
He could not qualify for a sprint race due to his stout physique.
Pudgy:
(A person with short height and plump [chubby] body)
Examples:
He lost his first position in high jump competition due to his pudgy posture.
Full-figured:
(A person with fully developed figures and body)
Examples:
She looks full-figured although she is too young.
Ample:
(This word is used to describe a person’s (especially a female) body as being large in an attractive way.
Examples:
Her ample physique adds beauty in her personality.
Broad-shouldered:
(A man with wide and strong shoulders with well-developed muscles)
Examples;
A broad-shouldered man was trying to lift a heavy stone.
His broad-shouldered physique makes him a good-looking athlete.
Burly:
(A strong and heavy man)
Examples:
A burly former pulled the plough in the fields.
A burly man cannot run fast for a long.
Muscular:
(A man with strong and large, well-developed, muscles)
Examples:
Jam has a muscular physique.
Her legs are muscular due to daily exercise for one hour.