physicality

noun

phys·​i·​cal·​i·​ty ˌfi-zə-ˈka-lə-tē 

plural physicalities

1

: intensely physical orientation : predominance of the physical usually at the expense of the mental, spiritual, or social

2

: a physical aspect or quality

Examples of physicality in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Carter is an athletic freak who lives in opposing backfields with his combination of physicality, burst, bend and arsenal of moves. —Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025

Olsen and Vikander spoke with Variety via Zoom about filming in Spain’s Canary Islands on Tenerife, how the natural environment shaped the production and figuring out the characters’ physicality. —Abigail Lee, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025

Pitino’s team survived all season in caveman fashion — hostile defense, bruising physicality and rip-it-off-the-rim offensive rebounding. —Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025

The physicality of Joe Pridgen also helped keep that duo from taking over early despite having four inches on Sawyer and seven on Pridgen. —Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for physicality

• abnormality
• cardinality
• commonality
• communality
• cordiality
• corporeality
• criminality
• criticality
• functionality
• generality
• geniality
• hospitality