different between powerful vs athletic

English

Alternative forms

• powreful, powrefull (all obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English pouerful, powarfull, equivalent to power +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?pa??f?l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pa??f?l/
• Hyphenation: pow?er?ful

Adjective

powerful (comparative more powerful or powerfuller or powerfuler, superlative most powerful or powerfullest or powerfulest)

1. Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
2. (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.

Synonyms

• mightful
• mighty
• powersome
• strengthful
• strong
• forceful

Antonyms

• powerless
• strengthless

Translations

See also

• strong

Adverb

powerful (comparative more powerful, superlative most powerful)

1. (Southern US) Synonym of very

Anagrams

• powreful

English

Alternative forms

• athletick (obsolete)

Etymology

From French athlétique and Latin ?thl?ticus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (athl?tikós, “relating to an athlete”), from ??????? (athl?t?s, “athlete”): equivalent to athlete +? -ic. For more, see athlete.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /æ??l?t.?k/
• Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

athletic (comparative more athletic, superlative most athletic)

1. (not comparable) Having to do with athletes.

2. Physically active.

3. Having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape.

4. An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability.

Derived terms

• athletics
• unathletic
• athleticness

Related terms

• athlete

Translations

Noun

athletic (plural athletics)

1. A muscular, large–boned person, in the typology of Ernst Kretschmer.

Anagrams

• thetical