pyknic

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “thick”) +‎ -ic, as a calque of German pyknisch. === Pronunciation === enPR: pĭkʹ-nĭk, IPA(key): /ˈpɪknɪk/ Rhymes: -ɪknɪk Hyphenation: pyk‧nic Homophone: picnic === Adjective === pyknic (comparative more pyknic, superlative most pyknic) short and stout; endomorphic === Noun === pyknic (plural pyknics) (anthropology) A short, thickset person characterised by thick neck, large abdomen and relatively short limbs; an endomorph. ==== Related terms ==== pyknon ==== Translations ====