Corpulence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of excessive fatness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌkjʊləl/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɔːpjʊləns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɔːpjʊləns/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌkjʊləl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

overweight stoutness adiposis

Word Forms

corpulent	adjective	excessively fat
overweight	adjective	usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
stout	adjective	euphemisms for `fat'

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Korpulenz

die Eigenschaft übermäßiger Fettigkeit

🇪🇸Spanish

corpulencia

la propiedad de la gordura excesiva

🇮🇹Italian

corpulenza

la proprietà del grasso eccessivo

🇳🇱Dutch

zwaarlijvigheid

de eigenschap van overmatige vetheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

corpulência

a propriedade da gordura excessiva

🇷🇺Russian

полнота

свойство излишней упитанности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्थूलता

अत्यधिक मोटापे का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

কর্পুলেন্স

অত্যধিক চর্বি সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

உடலமைப்பு

அதிகப்படியான கொழுப்பின் சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

శరీరము

అధిక కొవ్వు యొక్క ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

शरीरयष्टी

जास्त चरबीचा गुणधर्म

🇮🇳Gujarati

શરીર

અતિશય ચરબીની મિલકત

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਰੀਰਿਕਤਾ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਚਰਬੀ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدنیتی

ضرورت سے زیادہ چکنائی کی خاصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肥胖

过度肥胖的性质

🇯🇵Japanese

肥満

過度の肥満の性質

🇰🇷Korean

비만

과도한 비만의 성질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự mập mạp

đặc tính của chất béo quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

ความอุดมสมบูรณ์

คุณสมบัติของไขมันส่วนเกิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegendutan

sifat kegemukan yang berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

katapangan

ang ari-arian ng labis na katabaan

🇲🇾Malay

kegemukan

sifat kegemukan yang berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سمنة

خاصية السمنة المفرطة

🇮🇷Persian

تناسب اندام

خاصیت چاقی بیش از حد

🇹🇷Turkish

şişmanlık

aşırı şişmanlığın özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּשׂרִיוּת

המאפיין של שומן מופרז

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The primary meaning of 'corpulence' is 'the property of excessive fatness'.

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Using 'corpulence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'corpulence' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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