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Definition of Corpulence
1. Noun. The property of excessive fatness.
Generic synonyms: Corpulency, Fleshiness, Obesity
Derivative terms: Corpulent, Overweight, Stout
Definition of Corpulence
1. n. Excessive fatness; fleshiness; obesity.
Definition of Corpulence
1. Noun. The state or characteristic of being corpulent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Corpulence
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Corpulence
1. Corpulency Synonym: obesity. Origin: L. Corpulentia, magnification of corpus, body (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corpulence
Literary usage of Corpulence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1851)
"corpulence } or Excess of Fat in the Human Body: its relations to Chemistry and
Physiology, its bearings on other Diseases, and the Value of Human Life, ..."
2. The Young Mother: Or, Management of Children in Regard to Health by William Andrus Alcott (1838)
"corpulence and slovenliness are generally among the more prolific sources of a
want of acuteness in feeling. The first is a disease, and may be avoided by a ..."
3. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"France expiated by the devastation of an entire province a coarse and clumsy play
upon "corpse" and "corpulence" made by the French king in derision of his ..."
4. A Handbook of Gastronomy by Brillat-Savarin (1884)
"Inconvenience of corpulence. 104.—corpulence has a lamentable influence on the two
... corpulence injures beauty by destroying the harmony of proportion ..."
5. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) (1898)
"I. corpulence. — The word corpulence has been introduced by French writers, with
the definite meaning of the relation between the weight of an individual ..."
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