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corpulence

/ˈkɔː(ɹ)pjʊləns/ UK
/ˈkɔr pjə ləns/ US

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From Old French corpulence, from Latin corpulentia.

noun corpulences · corpulency

countable, uncountable The characteristic or state of being corpulent. Corpulence is a beauty: girls are fattened to a vast bulk by drenches of curds and cream thickened with flour, and are duly disciplined when they refuse.
Similar: corpulentness, fatness, obesity, pudginess · Opposite: slimness, thinness

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noun characteristic or state of being corpulent

Español	obesidad
한국어	비만 biman
日本語	肥満 himan
中文	肥滿 /肥满 féimǎn, 肥胖 féipàng
हिन्दी	मोटापन moṭāpan, मोटापा moṭāpā
Français	corpulence
Deutsch	Korpulenz
Italiano	corpulenza
Русский	доро́дность doródnostʹ, корпуле́нция korpuléncija, ту́чность túčnostʹ

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@misc{corpulence_2026,
  title = {corpulence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/corpulence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}