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Definition of corpulence in English: corpulencenoun ˈkɔːpjʊlənsˈkɔrpjələns mass nounThe state of being fat; obesity. her corpulence is the butt of every joke Example sentencesExamples - It is common for men of the most unwieldy corpulence to crowd themselves into a chair, and demand to be carried for a shilling as far as an airy young lady whom we scarcely feel upon our poles.
- Obesity, especially among children, is to be discouraged, but we mustn't get to a point where corpulence is automatically frowned upon.
- The surreal corpulence of the boy is a distraction, and when we watch him steal the only pieces of meat from his uncomprehending blind stepsister's rice bowl we are reminded not of Chaplin but of Fellini.
- Although still a bit on the thin side, Eric was not one to let his body waste into corpulence, as his Father seemed content to be doing in his later years.
- Glasgow and Edinburgh have emerged as the UK's twin capitals of corpulence in a national guide to unhealthy living.
Synonyms obesity, fatness, plumpness, stoutness, chubbiness, chunkiness, paunchiness, portliness, roundness, rotundity, burliness, heaviness, fleshiness, meatiness ample proportions, fat, weight, beer belly, paunch informal tubbiness, pudginess, porkiness, beefiness, blubber British informal podginess, fubsiness archaic embonpoint
Derivatives noun In person he is below the ordinary standard, somewhat disposed to corpulency, and rather clumsy in his form. Example sentencesExamples - The powdered seeds have been considered a cure for goitre and efficacious in reducing excessive corpulency.
- It will reduce your corpulency in a safe and agreeable manner, with no bad results - unlike those other cures.
- There is nothing new about the Mahdah method of destroying corpulency.
Definition of corpulence in US English: corpulencenounˈkɔrpjələnsˈkôrpyələns The state of being fat; obesity. her corpulence is the butt of every joke Example sentencesExamples - It is common for men of the most unwieldy corpulence to crowd themselves into a chair, and demand to be carried for a shilling as far as an airy young lady whom we scarcely feel upon our poles.
- Glasgow and Edinburgh have emerged as the UK's twin capitals of corpulence in a national guide to unhealthy living.
- The surreal corpulence of the boy is a distraction, and when we watch him steal the only pieces of meat from his uncomprehending blind stepsister's rice bowl we are reminded not of Chaplin but of Fellini.
- Obesity, especially among children, is to be discouraged, but we mustn't get to a point where corpulence is automatically frowned upon.
- Although still a bit on the thin side, Eric was not one to let his body waste into corpulence, as his Father seemed content to be doing in his later years.
Synonyms obesity, fatness, plumpness, stoutness, chubbiness, chunkiness, paunchiness, portliness, roundness, rotundity, burliness, heaviness, fleshiness, meatiness
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