Fleshiness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or characteristic of being fleshy. uncountable, usually

    "[T]he fleshiness of the chin, and the jovial redundancy of the cheeks, were, in their turn, utterly at variance with the character of the pale, noble forehead, and the expression of the quick, intelligent eyes."

  2. 2
    more than average fatness wordnet

Synonyms

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corpulencymushinessobesitypastinesspudginesspudginess

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"[T]he fleshiness of the chin, and the jovial redundancy of the cheeks, were, in their turn, utterly at variance with the character of the pale, noble forehead, and the expression of the quick, intelligent eyes."

Etymology

From Middle English fleshinesse, fleschynes, equivalent to fleshy + -ness.

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