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corpulency vs overweight

overweight vs corpulency

corpulency and overweight both are nouns.

corpulency is not an adjective while overweight is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
corpulency Yes No No No
overweight Yes Yes No No
As nouns, overweight is a hyponym of corpulency; that is, overweight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than corpulency:
  • corpulency: more than average fatness
  • overweight: the property of excessive fatness
Other hyponyms of corpulency include adiposis, corpulence, stoutness, exogenous obesity, embonpoint, plumpness, roundness.
corpulency (noun) overweight (noun)
more than average fatness the property of excessive fatness
corpulency (adjective) overweight (adjective)
usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
Difference between corpulency and overweight

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