bod

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun alternative names for the body of a human being

Etymology

Clipping of body. The sense of “person” may alternatively derive from Scottish Gaelic bodach (“old man”) via Scots.

In classic literature

Synonyms

human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, chassis, frame, form, flesh

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