pinguituden.
/ˈpɪŋɡwᵻtjuːd/, /ˈpɪŋɡwᵻtʃuːd/, U.S. /ˈpɪŋɡwəˌt(j)ud/ Now rare.
Fatness. Also in extended use.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [noun] > fattiness
fattiness1572
pinguitude1623
fattishness1662
the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [noun] > fat or plump shape or physique > state of having
fatnessc1000
greasea1340
corsiousnessc1440
fleshiness1541
plumpness1545
corporateness1547
fogginess1547
fleshliness1552
corpulency1577
corpulence1581
corsiness1587
fullness1599
obesity1611
pinguitude1623
obeseness1653
aletude1656
portliness1658
eventriqueness1667
rotundity1684
fat1726
rotundness1727
bloatedness1732
embonpoint1751
roundness1763
repleteness1770
plumpitude1828
corporosity1837
stoutness1838
crumb1843
plumptitude1843
roundedness1849
chubbiness1850
adiposeness1868
roundliness1870
buxomness1875
bloat1905
tubbiness1906
poundage1915
overweight1917
endomorphy1940
plumpishness1947
pudge1967
morbid obesity1969
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. ii Fatnes, pinguitude.
1661 S. Pordage Mundorum Explicatio 98 He spares him in grosse sins, it may be too, Lest they with pinguitude his Soul imbue.
1797 R. Southey New Lett. (1965) I. 130 I saw Dr Gregory to day, a very brawn looking man—of most episcopal pinguitude.
1822 C. Lamb Gentle Giantess in London Mag. Dec. 529/1 To her mighty bone, she hath a pinguitude withal.
1871 Academy 1 Apr. 208 The pinguitude of the first letter will be found..to stand in the way of refining the second.
1913 Times 8 Dec. 6/2 The name penguin..seems to have been first applied to the great auk..; but whether because of its undoubted pinguitude or..for what other reason we shall probably never know.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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