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overweight vs corpulency

corpulency vs overweight

overweight and corpulency both are nouns.

overweight is an adjective but corpulency is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overweight Yes Yes No No
corpulency Yes No No No
As nouns, corpulency is a hypernym of overweight; that is, corpulency is a word with a broader meaning than overweight:
  • overweight: the property of excessive fatness
  • corpulency: more than average fatness
Other hypernyms of overweight include fleshiness, obesity.
overweight (noun) corpulency (noun)
the property of excessive fatness more than average fatness
overweight (adjective) corpulency (adjective)
usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
Difference between overweight and corpulency

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