Corpulence

//ˈkɔː(ɹ)pjʊləns// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    the property of excessive fatness wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
adiposisbodybulkcoarsenesscorpulencycorpulentness

Example

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"The corpulence of the peasants revealed that there was no shortage of food there."

Etymology

From Old French corpulence, from Latin corpulentia.

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