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Muscles defined enough to suggest the gym, vague enough to deny the diet.
means Having visible muscle definition without bulk, achieved by low body fat over enlarged muscles.
from From Latin tonus, a stretching or tension, via Greek tonos for the taut string of an instrument — a body held under pleasant strain.
Marketing mythNo muscle gets toned; you just lose covering fat.
Same fibersTone is muscle plus visibility, not a separate state.
Resting tensionMedically, tone means slight constant muscle firmness, always present.