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noun
The state or characteristic of being fleshy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
more than average fatness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: obesity, corpulency
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois
Narrower terms: corpulence, overweight, stoutness, adiposis, exogenous obesity, plumpness, embonpoint, roundness
History
From Middle English fleshinesse, fleschynes, equivalent to fleshy + -ness.
