physicality

Noun

Meaning

preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites

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Being tiny has been difficult for me in a business that regarded physicality as the most important part of your life. Estelle Getty

I never even think about the physicality of roles, until honestly I get the gig and I think, 'OK, now what do I have to do in this one?' Like, I approach it thinking more about the character -- do I respond to it? Is it something I think I can play? Does it seem like it'll be fun? Halle Berry

Sure, the sheer animal aspect of our physicality is an intrinsic component of what we are. Vanna Bonta

We are at the helm of not only our own physicality but our environment and other species, too, as sentient, conscious beings who can think of future and affect consequence, and create progeny with our minds as well as our bodies. Vanna Bonta

This was the most difficult, the most extraordinary transition. Her body had been a source of shame and disgust; to engage in activities with no purpose at all except to revel in their sheer physicality had first nauseated, then terrified, and finally liberated her. China Miéville

He's got Mike Bossy's hands, Jari Kurri's on-ice awareness, and Mark Messier's physicality. Alexander Ovechkin

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