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Antonyms for physical

Grammar : Adj
Spell : fiz-i-kuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪz ɪ kəl


Definition of physical

Origin :
  • early 15c., "of or pertaining to material nature" (in medicine, opposed to surgical), from Medieval Latin physicalis "of nature, natural," from Latin physica "study of nature" (see physic). Meaning "pertaining to matter" is from 1590s; meaning "having to do with the body, corporeal" is attested from 1780. Meaning "characterized by bodily attributes or activities" is attested from 1970. Physical education first recorded 1838; abbreviated form phys ed is from 1955. Physical therapy is from 1922. Related: Physically.
  • adj tangible, material
  • adj concerning the body
Example sentences :
  • The physical facts couldn't be denied, and beyond the physical facts I could discern nothing.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • I am not condemning the physical alleviation of pain or the progress of physical science.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Physical pain has always been one of the great sources of fear.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • I have said that the dominant thinking of our age is materialistic, and by that I mean also physical.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • It is a question of physical vision, with spiritual comprehension.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • There is a legal limit to physical cruelty; and there are also human limits to it.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
  • Perhaps Anna's incapacity, which had always annoyed her, had been physical.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • It was an exhilaration even to look at that embodiment of physical development.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • And this illustration has significance for more than the physical order of revelation.
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • Marian was prepared to be the mental, the spiritual, and the physical mate of a man.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

Synonyms for physical

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