different between muscular vs forceful

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or New Latin m?scul?ris in the 17th century.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m?s.kj?.l?/, /?m?s.kj?.l?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?s.kj?.l?/, /?m?s.kju.l?/

Adjective

muscular (comparative more muscular, superlative most muscular)

1. Of, relating to, or connected with muscles.
2. Brawny, thewy, having strength.

   Synonyms: athletic, beefy, brawny, husky, lusty, muscled, muscly, powerful, strapping, strong
3. Having large, well-developed muscles.

   Synonyms: beefy, brawny, buff, husky, musclebound, muscled, muscly, powerfully built, swole, well-built

4. (figuratively) Robust, strong.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• myo-

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or New Latin m?scul?ris

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /mus.ku?la/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /mus.ku?la?/
• Rhymes: -a?

Adjective

muscular (masculine and feminine plural musculars)

1. muscular (of, relating to, or connected with muscles)

Related terms

• múscul

Further reading

• “muscular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “muscular” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “muscular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “muscular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Adjective

muscular m or f (plural musculares)

1. muscular (of, relating to, or connected with muscles)

Related terms

• músculo

Further reading

• “muscular” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Interlingua

Adjective

muscular (not comparable)

1. muscular

Related terms

• musculo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or New Latin m?scul?ris

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu?.ku.?la?/
• Hyphenation: mus?cu?lar

Adjective

muscular m or f (plural musculares, comparable)

1. muscular (of or relating to muscles)

Related terms

• músculo

Romanian

Etymology

From French musculaire

Adjective

muscular m or n (feminine singular muscular?, masculine plural musculari, feminine and neuter plural musculare)

1. muscular

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or New Latin m?scul?ris

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /musku?la?/, [mus.ku?la?]

Adjective

muscular (plural musculares)

1. muscular (of, relating to, or connected with muscles)

Derived terms

• fortalecimiento muscular
• perimuscular
• tono muscular

Related terms

• músculo

Further reading

• “muscular” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Alternative forms

• forcefull (archaic)

Etymology

From force +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f??sf?l/
• Hyphenation: force?ful

Adjective

forceful (comparative more forceful, superlative most forceful)

1. Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.

Synonyms

• forcible

Antonyms

• gentle

Derived terms

• forcefully

Translations