What does corpulency mean?
Definitions for corpulency
cor·pu·len·cy
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Princeton's WordNet
fleshiness, obesity, corpulencynoun
more than average fatness
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Corpulence, Corpulencynoun
Etymology: corpulentia, Latin.
To what a cumbersome unwieldiness,
And burdenous corpulence my love had grown. John Donne.It is but one species of corpulency; for there may be bulk without fat, from the great quantity of muscular flesh, the case of robust people. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
The musculous flesh serves for the vibration of the tail, the heaviness and corpulency of the water requiring a great force to divide it. John Ray, on the Creation.
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corpulency
Corpulency refers to the state or condition of being excessively overweight or obese. It's often characterized by an excessive accumulation of body fat.
Webster Dictionary
Corpulencynoun
excessive fatness; fleshiness; obesity
Corpulencynoun
thickness; density; compactness
Etymology: [L. corpulentia: cf. F. corpulence.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of corpulency in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of corpulency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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