corpulence
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- noun
- /ˈkɔrpjələns/
- Formal
:
corpulencia
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
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3.9
A condition where a person has too much body fat that harms health
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A state of having too much body weight
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A condition of having more body fat than is healthy
Being very fat or much heavier than is healthy
A condition of having too much body fat that can harm health
Having a fairly heavy, solid body
A belly that sticks out and looks large
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.