different between fleshy vs stocky

English

Etymology

From Middle English fleisshy, fleischy, fleschi, equivalent to flesh +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fl??i/
• Rhymes: -??i

Adjective

fleshy (comparative fleshier or more fleshy, superlative fleshiest or most fleshy)

1. Of, related to, or resembling flesh.
2. (of a person) Having considerable flesh; plump.
   • 1908, Jack London, "The Heathen":

     He was a large fleshy man, weighing at least two hundred pounds, and he quickly became a faithful representation of a quivering jelly-mountain of fat.

   • 2009, Lisa Abend, "Google Earth Takes On the Prado's Masterworks," Time, 15 Jan.:

     It's hard to imagine why Flemish Renaissance artist Peter Paul Rubens would paint a blemish on the backside of one of the fleshy lovelies meant to represent beauty, charm and good cheer, but there's no denying that single red brushstroke in the midst of his central figure's creamy skin.

Usage notes

• Fleshy is not necessarily negative in connotation (as fat, for example) and may be used to describe men or women.

Synonyms

• (having considerable flesh): corpulent, full-figured, porky, pudgy, well-covered

Antonyms

• (having considerable flesh): bony, slender, slim

Translations

Anagrams

• shelfy

English

Etymology

stock +? -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ki

Adjective

stocky (comparative stockier, superlative stockiest)

1. (of a person or an animal) Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact.

Derived terms

• stockily

Translations