corpulent
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English corpulent, from Old French corpulent, from Latin corpulentus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːpjələnt/, /ˈkɔːpjʊlənt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹpjələnt/
Adjective[edit]
corpulent (comparative more corpulent, superlative most corpulent)
Usage notes[edit]
- In contemporary usage, "corpulent" can designate a range of bodily states, from modest plumpness to significant fatness to extreme obesity.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:obese
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
large in body; fat
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References[edit]
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin corpulentus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
corpulent (feminine corpulenta, masculine plural corpulents, feminine plural corpulentes)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “corpulent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French corpulent, from Old French corpulent, from Latin corpulentus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
corpulent (comparative corpulenter, superlative corpulentst)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of corpulent | ||||
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uninflected | corpulent | |||
inflected | corpulente | |||
comparative | corpulenter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | corpulent | corpulenter | het corpulentst het corpulentste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | corpulente | corpulentere | corpulentste |
n. sing. | corpulent | corpulenter | corpulentste | |
plural | corpulente | corpulentere | corpulentste | |
definite | corpulente | corpulentere | corpulentste | |
partitive | corpulents | corpulenters | — |
Derived terms[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French corpulent, from Old French corpulent, a borrowing from Latin corpulentus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
corpulent (feminine corpulente, masculine plural corpulents, feminine plural corpulentes)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “corpulent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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