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Corpulency

Excessive fatness; fleshiness; obesity.

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Broader term 4

Avoirdupois 76% connected

Goods sold by weight.

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Blubber 76% connected

A bubble.

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Fat 76% connected

A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.

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Fatness 76% connected

The quality or state of being fat, plump, or full-fed; corpulency; fullness of flesh.

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Narrower term 6

Corpulence 76% connected

Alt. of Corpulency

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Embonpoint 76% connected

Plumpness of person; -- said especially of persons somewhat corpulent.

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Overweight 76% connected

Weight over and above what is required by law or custom.

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Plumpness 76% connected

The quality or state of being plump.

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Roundness 76% connected

The quality or state of being round in shape; as, the roundness of the globe, of the orb of the sun, of a ball, of a bowl, a column, etc.

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Stoutness 76% connected

The state or quality of being stout.

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Obese 74% connected

Excessively corpulent; fat; fleshy.

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Obese 74% connected

Excessively corpulent; fat; fleshy.

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Fleshiness 92% connected

The state of being fleshy; plumpness; corpulence; grossness.

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Obesity 92% connected

The state or quality of being obese; incumbrance of flesh.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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