corpulence
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pyə noun
bulkiness or largeness of body; fatness; portliness.
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corpulent (ˈkɔːpjʊlənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| physically bulky; fat | |
| [C14: from Latin corpulentus fleshy] | |
| 'corpulence | |
| —n | |
| 'corpulency | |
| —n | |
| 'corpulently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
corpulence
late 15c. "body size" (either large or small, with adj.), from Fr. corpulence, from L. corpulentia, noun of quality from corpulentus (see corpulent). Restriction to "bulkiness, obesity" began late 16c.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
corpulence cor·pu·lence (kôr'pyə-ləns)
n.
The condition of being excessively fat; obesity.
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Example sentences
The corpulence which seemed the result of good living was only the effect of ill health.
Moreover, there is a correlation between corpulence and economic deprivation.
Corpulence brings a variety of health problems, from arthritis and diabetes to heart attacks.
The current dummy sizes do represent variations in length but do not cover variations in corpulence and other body proportions.
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