physical

Meanings

Plural: physicals

Adjective

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
- "physical exercise"
- "physical suffering"
- "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"
relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics
- "physical sciences"
- "physical laws"

Adjective Satellite

having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses
- "a physical manifestation"
according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter)
- "a reflex response to physical stimuli"
characterized by energetic bodily activity
- "a very physical dance performance"
impelled by physical force especially against resistance
- "a real cop would get physical"
concerned with material things
- "physical properties"
- "the physical characteristics of the earth"
- "the physical size of a computer"

Adj

Of medicine.
Pertaining to the field of medicine; medical.
Of medicine.
That practises medicine; pertaining to doctors, physicianly.
Of medicine.
Medicinal; good for the health, curative, therapeutic.
Of matter and nature.
Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world.
Of matter and nature.
In accordance with the laws of nature; now specifically, pertaining to physics.
Of matter and nature.
Denoting a map showing natural features of the landscape (compare political).
Of the human body.
Having to do with the body as opposed to the mind; corporeal, bodily.
Of the human body.
Sexual, carnal.
Of the human body.
Involving bodily force or contact; vigorous, aggressive.

Noun

Physical examination.
A physical manifestation of psychic origin, as through ectoplasmic solidification.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin physicālis, from Latin physica (“study of nature”), from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φυσικός (phusikós, “natural; physical”), from φύσις (phúsis, “origin, birth; nature, quality; form, shape; type, kind”), from φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō, “grow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to appear, become, rise up”).

Synonyms

check-up, checkup, forcible, strong-arm

Antonyms

having to do with the mind, mental, psychical, psychological, spirit viewed as distinct from body, spiritual

Scrabble Score: 18

physical is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
physical is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
physical is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

physical is a valid Words With Friends word