Associations to the word «Pyknic»

Noun

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Wiktionary

PYKNIC, adjective. Short and stout; mesomorphic
PYKNIC, noun. (anthropology) A short, thickset person characterised by thick neck, large abdomen and relatively short limbs; a mesomorph.

Dictionary definition

PYKNIC, adjective. Having a squat and fleshy build; "a pyknic practical joke".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley