"pyknic" meaning in All languages combined

See pyknic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈpɪknɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-picnic.wav Forms: more pyknic [comparative], most pyknic [superlative]
enPR: pĭkʹ-nĭk Rhymes: -ɪknɪk Etymology: From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “thick”) + -ic, as a calque of German pyknisch. Etymology templates: {{af|en|πυκνός|-ic|lang1=grc|t1=thick}} Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “thick”) + -ic, {{calque|en|de|pyknisch|nocap=1}} calque of German pyknisch Head templates: {{en-adj}} pyknic (comparative more pyknic, superlative most pyknic)
  1. short and stout; endomorphic
    Sense id: en-pyknic-en-adj-UkMDItaY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 70 30

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɪknɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-picnic.wav Forms: pyknics [plural]
enPR: pĭkʹ-nĭk Rhymes: -ɪknɪk Etymology: From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “thick”) + -ic, as a calque of German pyknisch. Etymology templates: {{af|en|πυκνός|-ic|lang1=grc|t1=thick}} Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “thick”) + -ic, {{calque|en|de|pyknisch|nocap=1}} calque of German pyknisch Head templates: {{en-noun}} pyknic (plural pyknics)
  1. (anthropology) A short, thickset person characterised by thick neck, large abdomen and relatively short limbs; an endomorph. Categories (topical): Anthropology Related terms: pyknon Translations (short, thickset person): pyknikko (Finnish), pykniker [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pyknic-en-noun-vK3UMxuv Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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