Brawniness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

possessing muscular strength

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌælɪdˈoʊniən/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɔːninəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɔːninəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌælɪdˈoʊniən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brawn heftiness muscularity muscle sinew

Word Forms

brawny	adjective	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
muscular	adjective	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
muscle	verb	make one's way by force
sinewy	adjective	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Muskelkraft

Muskelkraft besitzen

🇫🇷French

musculature

posséder de la force musculaire

🇪🇸Spanish

musculatura

poseer fuerza muscular

🇮🇹Italian

muscolosità

possedere forza muscolare

🇳🇱Dutch

kracht

over spierkracht beschikken

🇵🇹Portuguese

musculatura

possuindo força muscular

🇷🇺Russian

мускулистость

обладающий мышечной силой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुस्साहस

मांसपेशियों की ताकत रखने वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

উদারতা

পেশী শক্তির অধিকারী

🇮🇳Tamil

துணிச்சல்

தசை வலிமை உடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

ధైర్యము

కండరాల బలాన్ని కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

उद्धटपणा

स्नायूंची ताकद असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદારતા

સ્નાયુબદ્ધ શક્તિ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಡುಬಡತನ

ಸ್ನಾಯುವಿನ ಬಲವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധൈര്യം

പേശീബലം ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਮਾਸਪੇਸ਼ੀ ਦੀ ਤਾਕਤ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਾਲੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈھٹائی

پٹھوں کی طاقت کا مالک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

强壮

拥有肌肉力量

🇯🇵Japanese

強がり

筋力があること

🇰🇷Korean

건장함

근력을 가지고 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự rắn chắc

sở hữu sức mạnh cơ bắp

🇹🇭Thai

ความเข้มแข็ง

มีความแข็งแรงของกล้ามเนื้อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejantanan

memiliki kekuatan otot

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging brawniness

nagtataglay ng lakas ng kalamnan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القوة

امتلاك القوة العضلية

🇮🇷Persian

کلفتی

دارای قدرت عضلانی

🇹🇷Turkish

kaslılık

kas gücüne sahip

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוצפה

בעל כוח שרירי

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