Fleshiness

  • 81carnal — [15] Carnal means literally ‘of the flesh’; it comes from late Latin carnālis, a derivative of Latin carō ‘flesh, meat’. Other English words from the same source are carnivorous ‘meateating’ [17]; carnage [16], which came via French carnage and… …

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  • 82fat — [fat] adj. fatter, fattest [ME < OE fætt, pp. of fætan, to fatten, akin to Ger feist, plump < OHG feizzen, to make fat < IE * poid < base * pi , to be fat, distended > Gr pimelē, lard, Sans pīná , fat] 1. a) containing or full of… …

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  • 83fleshy — [flesh′ē] adj. fleshier, fleshiest 1. having much flesh; fat; plump 2. of or like flesh 3. having a firm pulp, as some fruits fleshiness n …

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  • 84adiposis — noun the property of excessive fatness • Syn: ↑corpulence, ↑overweight, ↑stoutness • Derivationally related forms: ↑stout (for: ↑stoutness), ↑overweight ( …

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  • 85corpulence — noun the property of excessive fatness (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑overweight, ↑stoutness, ↑adiposis • Derivationally related forms: ↑stout (for: ↑stoutness), ↑ …

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  • 86exogenous obesity — noun obesity caused by overeating • Hypernyms: ↑fleshiness, ↑obesity, ↑corpulency …

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  • 87fatness — noun excess bodily weight she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others • Syn: ↑fat, ↑blubber, ↑avoirdupois • Ant: ↑leanness • Derivationally related forms: ↑blubbery …

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  • 88fleshy — adj. (fleshier, fleshiest) 1 plump, fat. 2 of flesh, without bone. 3 (of plant or fruit tissue) pulpy. 4 like flesh. Derivatives: fleshiness n …

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  • 89plumpness — noun the bodily property of being well rounded (Freq. 4) • Syn: ↑embonpoint, ↑roundness • Derivationally related forms: ↑plump • Hypernyms: ↑fleshiness, ↑obesity, ↑ …

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  • 90roundness — noun 1. the fullness of a tone of voice there is a musky roundness to his wordiness • Syn: ↑rotundity • Derivationally related forms: ↑round • Hypernyms: ↑tone, ↑tone of voice …

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