Corpulence
/ˈkɔː(ɹ)pjʊləns/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The characteristic or state of being corpulent. countable, uncountable
"Corpulence is a beauty: girls are fattened to a vast bulk by drenches of curds and cream thickened with flour, and are duly disciplined when they refuse."
- 2 the property of excessive fatness wordnet
Example
More examples"The corpulence of the peasants revealed that there was no shortage of food there."
Etymology
From Old French corpulence, from Latin corpulentia.