Definitions for corpulence

corpulence cor·pu·lence

Spelling: [kawr-pyuh-luh ns or ka
IPA: /ˈkɔr pyə ləns or ˈkɔr pyə lən si/

Corpulence is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 389 anagrams from letters in corpulence (cceelnopru).

Definitions for corpulence

noun

  1. bulkiness or largeness of body; fatness; portliness.

Origin of corpulence

First recorded in 1350-1400; Middle English word from Latin word corpulentia. See corpulent, -ence

Examples for corpulence

What I admired was the corpulence and robust health of our nurse.

He was celebrated for his wit, his epigrams and his corpulence.

"The corpulence is essential, dear Mrs. Potiphar," said Mr. Cheese.

He was a short, thick-set, bow-legged man, inclining to corpulence.

This object was a man of forty or so, inclined to corpulence, and untidy.

Tune the pipes to the tragedy of tallow, the bane of bulk, the calamity of corpulence.

Foker gave these details to the doctor, who did not curse his corpulence the less for that.

He was a man of fifty-five, six feet in height and inclined to corpulence.

His corpulence had been the theme of many an article in the journals of the Union.

He was a man of about sixty, short and thick-set in appearance with a tendency to corpulence.

Word Value for corpulence
Scrable

16

Words with friends

22

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