Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mineral enclosed within another mineral, such as rutile or tourmaline in quartz.
- noun An individual characterized by relative prominence of the abdomen and other soft body parts developed from the embryonic endodermal layer.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mineralogy, a mineral inclosed in a crystal of another mineral.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A crystal of one species inclosed within one of another, as one of rutile inclosed in quartz.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
mineral , especially acrystal ,enclosed within another - noun A person of the endomorphic physical type characterised by big
bones , round face, largetrunk and thighs and a naturally high degree of bodyfat , especially around the midsection. Endomorphs usually struggle to control theirweight although it may simply mean more determination is needed for an endomorph to lose as much weight as amesomorph . - noun bodybuilding : Theoretical body type with slow metabolism in which weight is gained easily, but fat levels are hard to reduce. Endomorphic bodybuilders tend to be the most massive.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a heavy person with a soft and rounded body
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I suppose that the real body profile of female roadies is too scary for adds being they are either of two - mine - flat chest, thin with overly large thighs and chunks of muscle or muscle bound legs under several layers of insulation, endomorph.
It's BSNYC! It's Friday! It's Fun! It's a Qüiz! (Now with gratuitous umlaut.) BikeSnobNYC 2010
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He felt his endomorph physique took too much of a beating, though, so he gave up running for swimming and now competes in masters swim events.
Young Runners Marc Bloom 2009
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Me, I'm an endomorph, possessed of a soft and thick body that looks as if it was stuffed to order at Build-A-Bear, not sculpted at an L.A. sports club.
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Every so often on the East Side of Manhattan you will see an endomorph.
"Wisconsin ranked second for 'extraversion' behind North Dakota and fifth for 'agreeableness,' again, behind No. 1 North Dakota..." Ann Althouse 2008
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MOOS: From Judas to Dr. Evil, McClellan, despite his nice guy reputation, is being labeled, "a weasel turned whistleblower," "a stuttering endomorph" -- endomorph being someone with a round, soft body.
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Cheryl is an angry white whale in the same proud tradition as her predecessor, morbidly obese endomorph and noted free-thinker, Kenneth Tomlinson, whose hog-bristled jowls - wholly owned and operated by Rove Inc. - are so fond a memory amongst public broadcasters.
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Do you think he favored ectomorphs for “fun,” but for marriage and having children he would have gone for a mesomorph, or even an endomorph?
The Volokh Conspiracy » I Am Apparently a 95% Feminist, 2007
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If you're an endomorph, large boned with a high percentage of body fat and a slow metabolism, you gain weight easily.
sonofgroucho commented on the word endomorph
I think I'm one of these.
April 9, 2007
bilby commented on the word endomorph
*prods*
September 9, 2008