What does corpulency mean?

Definitions for corpulency
cor·pu·len·cy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fleshiness, obesity, corpulencynoun

    more than average fatness

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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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  1. 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

  1. Corpulencynoun

    excessive fatness; fleshiness; obesity

  2. Corpulencynoun

    thickness; density; compactness

  3. Etymology: [L. corpulentia: cf. F. corpulence.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of corpulency in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of corpulency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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