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corpulence

Syllables: cor·pu·lence/ˈkɔː(ɹ)pjʊləns//ˈkɔr pjə ləns/

corpulence noun: the characteristic or state of being corpulent.

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Noun

corpulence (countable and uncountable, plural corpulences)

  1. 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.1860, Richard F[rancis] Burton, “We Return to Unyanyembe”, in The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Picture of Exploration […], volume II, London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, →OCLC, page 182
    Antonyms:
    slimness, thinness

corpulence meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

corpulence in Hindi

characteristic or state of being corpulent
मोटापन moṭāpan, मोटापा moṭāpā

corpulence in Tamil

தொம்மை, காத்திரம், தாக்கு, பருமை

corpulence in Urdu

فربہی, جسامت, موٹاپا

corpulence in Bengali

স্থূলতা, মেদবাহুল্য

Synonyms of corpulence

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of corpulence

Forms of corpulence

pluralcorpulences
alternative formcorpulency

Origin of corpulence

From Old French corpulence, from Latin corpulentia.

Words formed from corpulence

Questions about corpulence

What does corpulence mean?
Corpulence means the characteristic or state of being corpulent.
What is corpulence in Hindi?
Corpulence in Hindi is मोटापन (moṭāpan), मोटापा (moṭāpā). See Corpulence meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is corpulence?
Corpulence is a noun.
How do you pronounce corpulence?
Corpulence is pronounced /ˈkɔː(ɹ)pjʊləns/ (UK).
What is the plural of corpulence?
The plural of corpulence is corpulences.

Words near corpulence in the dictionary

  1. corpsperson
  2. corpspersons
  3. corpswoman
  4. corpswomen
  5. corpsy
  6. corpulence
  7. corpulence index
  8. corpulences
  9. corpulencies
  10. corpulency
  11. corpulent

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Adapted from Wiktionary: corpulence (page history and authors); corpulence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); corpulence (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); corpulence (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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