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单词 pinguescence
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pinguescencen.

Brit. /pɪŋˈɡwɛsns/, U.S. /pɪŋˈɡwɛs(ə)ns/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pinguescent adj., -ence suffix.
Etymology: < pinguescent adj.: see -ence suffix. Compare earlier pinguefying n.
literary or humorous in later use.
The process of becoming fat: fatness, obesity; (in extended use) oiliness, unctuousness.
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the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [noun] > fat or plump shape or physique > becoming
fatting1597
fattening1614
impinguation1640
pinguefying1655
pinguescence1829
stoutening1853
1829 S. Cooper Good's Study Med. (ed. 3) V. 303 A standard weight of healthy pinguescence.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 607 The sexual relations of pinguescence.
1983 Times 6 Oct. 13/3 His main stylistic fault—pinguescence—is one shared by eels in their jellied form.
1999 Sunday Star-Times (Auckland) (Nexis) 4 Apr. 4 But the one [subject of television advertisements] that gets the viewers, whether they end up buying or not, is pinguescence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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