different between corpulent vs beefy
corpulent
English
Etymology
From Middle English corpulent, from Old French corpulent, from Latin corpulentus
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k??pj?l?nt/, /?k??pj?l?nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k??pj?l?nt/
Adjective
corpulent (comparative more corpulent, superlative most corpulent)
- Large in body; fat; overweight.
- (obsolete) Physical, material, corporeal.
Usage notes
- In contemporary usage, "corpulent" can designate a range of bodily states, from modest plumpness to significant fatness to extreme obesity.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:obese
Related terms
- corpulence
Translations
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French corpulent, from Old French corpulent, from Latin corpulentus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?r.py?l?nt/
- Hyphenation: cor?pu?lent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
corpulent (comparative corpulenter, superlative corpulentst)
- overweight, corpulent
- Synonyms: gezet, lijvig
Inflection
Derived terms
- corpulentheid
- corpulentie
French
Etymology
From Middle French corpulent, from Old French corpulent, a borrowing from Latin corpulentus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.py.l??/
Adjective
corpulent (feminine singular corpulente, masculine plural corpulents, feminine plural corpulentes)
- corpulent, stout
Related terms
- corpulence
Further reading
- “corpulent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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beefy
English
Etymology
beef +? -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bi?fi/
- Rhymes: -i?fi
Adjective
beefy (comparative beefier, superlative beefiest)
- Similar to, or tasting like beef.
- Containing beef.
- (informal) Strong or muscular.
- (informal) Sturdy; robust.
Translations
Anagrams
- byefe
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