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CORPULENCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does corpulence mean?
• CORPULENCE (noun)
The noun CORPULENCE has 1 sense:
1. the property of excessive fatness
Familiarity information: CORPULENCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of excessive fatness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
adiposis; corpulence; overweight; stoutness
Hypernyms ("corpulence" is a kind of...):
corpulency; fleshiness; obesity (more than average fatness)
Derivation:
corpulent (excessively fat)
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