leptosome

[ lep-tuh-sohm ]

noun
  1. a person of asthenic build.

Origin of leptosome

1
First recorded in 1930–35; lepto- + -some3

Other words from leptosome

  • lep·to·so·mic, lep·to·so·mat·ic [lep-toh-suh-mat-ik], /ˌlɛp toʊ səˈmæt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for leptosome

leptosome

/ (ˈlɛptəˌsəʊm) /


noun
  1. a person with a small bodily frame and a slender physique

Derived forms of leptosome

  • leptosomic or leptosomatic (ˌlɛptəʊsəˈmætɪk), adjective

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