corpulency
21FALSTAFF, SIR JOHN — a character in Shakespeare s Henry IV. and the Merry Wives of Windsor ; a boon companion of Henry, Prince of Wales; a cowardly braggart, of sensual habits and great corpulency. See FASTOLF, SIR JOHN …
22corpulence — late 15c. body size (either large or small, with adj.), from O.Fr. corpulence (14c.) corpulence; physical size, build, from L. corpulentia grossness of body, noun of quality from corpulentus (see CORPULENT (Cf. corpulent)). Restriction to… …
23corpulent — [ kɔ:pjʊl(ə)nt] adjective (of a person) fat. Derivatives corpulence noun corpulency noun Origin ME: from L. corpulentus, from corpus body …
24corpulence — n.; (also corpulency) Obesity, fleshiness, fatness, plumpness, embonpoint, rotundity …
25embonpoint — n. [Fr.] Plumpness, fleshiness, fatness, corpulence, corpulency, obesity, stoutness, rotundity …
26fleshiness — n. Fatness, plumpness, corpulence, corpulency, embonpoint, obesity …
27obesity — n. Fleshiness, fatness, corpulence, corpulency, plumpness, embonpoint, obeseness …
28bulk — n 1. magnitude, extent, mass, substance, matter; dimensions, density, thickness; quantity, volume, weight, heft, size, measure. 2. massiveness, immensity, hugeness, largeness, bigness; bulkiness, corpulence, corpulency, fatness, fleshiness,… …
29corpulence — n 1. fatness, fleshiness, obesity, obeseness,/*/. embonpoint, Pathol. adiposis, adiposity, corpulency; chubbines, tubbiness, paunchiness, pudginess, plumpness, roundedness, rotundity; paunch, potbelly, Inf. bay window, Inf. corporation, Sl. pot,… …
30fat — adj 1. obese, overweight, flabby, stout, portly, pursy, corpulent, Scot. fodgel; chubby, tubby, pudgy, plump; round, rounded out, rotund; fleshy, well fed; paunchy, potbellied, roundbellied, big bellied, large bellied, great bellied, abdominous,… …
