| ADJECTIVE | all | physical | involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit |
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| pert | physical | relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy | |
| all | physical | having substance or material existence | |
| all | physical | according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter) | |
| all | physical | characterized by energetic bodily activity | |
| all | physical, forcible, strong-arm | impelled by physical force especially against resistance | |
| all | physical | concerned with material things |
| Sounds | fih'zihkahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit. | |
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| Narrower | animal, carnal, fleshly, sensual | Marked by the appetites and passions of the body |
| bodily, corporal, corporeal, somatic | affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit | |
| material | concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being | |
| personal | intimately concerning a person's body or physical being | |
| physiologic, physiological | Of or consistent with an organism's normal functioning | |
| somatogenic, somatogenetic | Of or arising from physiological causes rather than being psychogenic in origin | |
| Opposite | mental | Involving the mind or an intellectual process |
| Spanish | física, físico | |
| Catalan | físic | |
| Nouns | physicality | preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites |
| physicalness | the quality of being physical | |
| Meaning | relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics. | |
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| Spanish | físico | |
| Catalan | físic | |
| Nouns | physics | the science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Adverbs | physically | in accord / accord with physical laws |
| Meaning | Having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses. | |
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| Example | "a physical manifestation" | |
| Broader | material | derived from or composed of matter |
| Spanish | físico, sustancial, tangible, tocable | |
| Catalan | físic, substancial, tangible | |
| Nouns | physicalness | the quality of being physical |
| Meaning | according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter). | |
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| Example | "a reflex response to physical stimuli" | |
| Broader | natural | Existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world |
| Spanish | físico | |
| Catalan | físic | |
| Meaning | Characterized by energetic bodily activity. | |
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| Example | "a very physical dance performance" | |
| Broader | energetic | possessing or exerting or displaying energy |
| Spanish | físico | |
| Meaning | impelled by physical force especially against resistance. | |
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| Example | "a real cop would get physical" | |
| Synonyms | forcible, strong-arm | |
| Broader | forceful | Characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical) |
| Spanish | físico, forzado | |
| Meaning | concerned with material things. | |
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| Broader | material | derived from or composed of matter |
| Spanish | físico | |
| Catalan | físic | |
| Nouns | physicalness | the quality of being physical |
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