blubber vs corpulency
corpulency vs blubberblubber and corpulency both are nouns.
blubber is a verb but corpulency is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| blubber | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| corpulency | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
corpulency is a hyponym of
blubber; that is, corpulency is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
blubber:
- blubber: excess bodily weight
- corpulency: more than average fatness
Other hyponyms of blubber include
adiposeness, adiposity, fattiness, abdominousness, paunchiness, greasiness, oiliness, oleaginousness, fleshiness, obesity, steatopygia.
| blubber (noun) | corpulency (noun) |
|---|---|
| excess bodily weight | more than average fatness |
| an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil |
| blubber (verb) | corpulency (verb) |
|---|---|
| cry or whine with snuffling | |
| utter while crying |
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