Torso — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɔːɹsoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɔːsəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɔːsəʊ/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɔːɹsoʊ/.

Examples

they moved their arms and legs and bodies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trunk body

Parts of Speech

noun	the body excluding the head and neck and limbs “they moved their arms and legs and bodies”

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

torse

le corps à l'exclusion de la tête, du cou et des membres

🇷🇺Russian

туловище

тело, за исключением головы, шеи и конечностей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धड़

सिर और गर्दन और अंगों को छोड़कर शरीर

🇧🇩Bengali

ধড়

মাথা, ঘাড় এবং অঙ্গ ব্যতীত শরীর

🇮🇳Tamil

உடற்பகுதி

தலை மற்றும் கழுத்து மற்றும் கைகால்களைத் தவிர்த்து உடல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మొండెం

తల మరియు మెడ మరియు అవయవాలను మినహాయించి శరీరం

🇮🇳Marathi

धड

डोके आणि मान आणि हातपाय वगळता शरीर

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધડ

માથા અને ગરદન અને અંગો સિવાયનું શરીર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂಡ

ತಲೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕುತ್ತಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕೈಕಾಲುಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊರತುಪಡಿಸಿ ದೇಹ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശരീരം

തലയും കഴുത്തും കൈകാലുകളും ഒഴികെയുള്ള ശരീരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੜ

ਸਿਰ ਅਤੇ ਗਰਦਨ ਅਤੇ ਅੰਗਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਛੱਡ ਕੇ ਸਰੀਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھڑ

سر اور گردن اور اعضاء کو چھوڑ کر جسم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

躯干

身体，不包括头、颈和四肢

🇯🇵Japanese

胴体

頭と首と手足を除いた体

🇰🇷Korean

몸통

머리, 목, 팔다리를 제외한 신체

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thân mình

cơ thể không bao gồm đầu, cổ và tứ chi

🇹🇭Thai

เนื้อตัว

ร่างกายไม่รวมศีรษะและคอและแขนขา

🇮🇩Indonesian

batang tubuh

tubuh tidak termasuk kepala, leher, dan anggota badan

🇵🇭Filipino

katawan ng tao

ang katawan hindi kasama ang ulo at leeg at mga paa

🇲🇾Malay

batang tubuh badan

badan tidak termasuk kepala dan leher dan anggota badan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الجذع

الجسم باستثناء الرأس والرقبة والأطراف

🇮🇷Persian

بالاتنه

بدن به استثنای سر و گردن و اندام ها

🇹🇷Turkish

gövde

baş, boyun ve uzuvlar hariç vücut

🇮🇱Hebrew

טוֹרסוֹ

הגוף למעט הראש והצוואר והגפיים

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The primary meaning of 'torso' is 'the body excluding the head and neck and limbs'.

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Using 'torso' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'torso' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'torso' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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