corpulence

Carrying extra weight

Corpulence is the condition of being excessively fat.

The word sounds more clinical or literary than *fatness* and carries less judgment than *obesity*, though it still implies unhealthy excess: His corpulence made climbing stairs difficult.

The adjective is corpulent.

physique

plumpness

Condition of being full-figured

heaviness · bulkiness · fleshiness · paunchiness · stockiness · rotund · portly · fleshy · paunchy · stout

medical

obesity

Excess body fat condition

morbid · metabolic · diabetes · endocrinology · bariatric · gastric · hyperlipidemia · sedentary · nutritionist · dieting

colloquial

chubby

Slightly plump, endearingly

  • pudgySlightly fat, softly round
  • tubbySomewhat fat, endearingly
  • chunkyThick and lumpy

plump · roly-poly · beefy · cuddly · husky · dumpy · zaftig · buxom · voluptuous · curvy

social

stigma

Mark of dishonor

acceptance · self-image · representation · gluttony · indulgence · excess

Categories
Opposites
body mass/size

corpulencethinness

State of minimal width

leanness · slenderness · slimness · skinniness · svelteness

physical fitness/health

corpulencefitness

Good physical shape

trimness · leanness · muscularity · athleticism · tautness

Family

corpulent

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