ectomorph

Definitions

1. Someone with a lean, only slightly muscular body
2. Theoretical body type in which a person has a high metabolism. Such a person can easily maintain a low fat physique, but does not add muscle or body weight easily.

Equivalents

Examples

“Also there was a woman I hadn't met, a chain-smoking French ectomorph whose job it was to make⟳ sense⟳ of records of public spending in the Ministry of Finance.”

“The ectomorph body type⟳ is characterized by narrow shoulders and hips and a lean⟳ build⟳. Its naturally fast metabolism makes it easy for ectomorphs to lose⟳ or maintain⟳ body fat levels but more difficult to build⟳ muscle.”

CEFR level