corpulence

[ kawr-pyuh-luh ns or kawr-pyuh-luh n-see ]

/ ˈkɔr pyə ləns or ˈkɔr pyə lən si /

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

Monsieur had more dignity of demeanour than the King; but his corpulence rendered his gait inelegant.

Memoirs Of The Court Of Marie Antoinette, Queen Of France, Complete |Madame Campan
They were both one day at the levee, when the king began to rally the former on his corpulence.

Joe Miller's Jests, With Copious Additions |Various
The temperature, health, vigour, and corpulence of these people tell what the climate must be under which they live.

The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros |Pedro Fernandez de Quiros
He was a man of about sixty, short and thick-set in appearance with a tendency to corpulence.

Australia Revenged |Boomerang

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

The Four Million |O. Henry

corpulence

[ kôr′pyə-ləns ]

The condition of being excessively fat; obesity.