corpulence
1
8.7
- noun
- /ˈkɔrpjələns/
- Formal
Examples
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You and I have a tendency towards corpulence.
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Corpulence makes a man reasonable, pleasant and phlegmatic.
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Well, didn't that depend on whether or not you thought corpulence was an attractive trait?
Fiction book (1993) -
Of late, my best defense against corpulence has been to keep out of the house supplies of things to eat that reason cautions I shouldn't be stuffing into myself.
Fiction book (1999) -
Clearly, in these pictures, it was not only okay but even admirable to be undressed outside, showing off one’s corpulence proudly in public.
Academic text (2007) -
Her features, always merry, attained an even deeper luminous glow, and because of her corpulence, her skin stayed creamy and unweathered, her lips full and soft.
Fiction book (2000) -
It sounds like an impressively discouraging number, but still, it leaves us with the idea that 5% of fat people are able to leave their corpulence behind and join the world of respectable, acceptable, normal-weight humanity.
Blog text (4) -
His corpulence made it difficult for him to fit into the airplane seat.
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The doctor explained that her corpulence increased the risk of certain health issues.
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Despite his corpulence, he was a surprisingly agile dancer at the party.
Synonyms
147
3.9
A condition where a person has too much body fat that harms health
5
1.0
A state of having too much body weight
5
2.4
A condition of having more body fat than is healthy
1
5.5
Having a fairly heavy, solid body
1
8.3
A belly that sticks out and looks large
1
9.6
Being very fat or much heavier than is healthy
A condition of having too much body fat that can harm health
Antonyms
How Fat
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Corpulence comes from the Latin root corpus meaning 'body' and an ending that means 'full of' (-ulent). So corpulence literally meant 'full of body', which helps explain why today it describes having too much body fat.