Verbal Ability - Synonyms - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Synonyms - Section 1 (Q.No. 1)
Directions to Solve
In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
1.
CORPULENT
Discussion:
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Satish kr singh said:
1 decade ago
The meaning of corpulent is excessively fat.
Lean has several meaning: * to incline or bend from vertical position
* thin lacking excess flesh
* rely on for support
* containing little excess
* tend : have a tendency to do or being something
Gaunt means very thin "especially from disease or hunger or cold.
emaciated means bony : very thin
obese is excessively fat.
from above we can conclude that corpulent has the same meaning as obese.
Lean has several meaning: * to incline or bend from vertical position
* thin lacking excess flesh
* rely on for support
* containing little excess
* tend : have a tendency to do or being something
Gaunt means very thin "especially from disease or hunger or cold.
emaciated means bony : very thin
obese is excessively fat.
from above we can conclude that corpulent has the same meaning as obese.
Sajid said:
1 decade ago
CORPULENT:-fat, chubby.
Synonyms: baby elephant, beefy, blimp, bulky, burly, embonpoint, fat, fleshy, gross, having a bay window, having a spare tire, heavy, hefty, husky, large, lusty, obese, overblown, overweight, plump, portly, roly-poly, rotund, stout, tubby, weighty, well-padded.
Obese:-very overweight.
Synonyms: adipose, avoirdupois, corpulent, fat, fleshy, gross*, heavy, outsize, paunchy, plump, porcine, portly, pudgy, rotund, stout.
Synonyms: baby elephant, beefy, blimp, bulky, burly, embonpoint, fat, fleshy, gross, having a bay window, having a spare tire, heavy, hefty, husky, large, lusty, obese, overblown, overweight, plump, portly, roly-poly, rotund, stout, tubby, weighty, well-padded.
Obese:-very overweight.
Synonyms: adipose, avoirdupois, corpulent, fat, fleshy, gross*, heavy, outsize, paunchy, plump, porcine, portly, pudgy, rotund, stout.
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Sumanta Banerjee said:
9 years ago
Corpulent means excessively fatty body.
Now coming to the option A (i.e.) lean. It means thin. In Bengali. It means roga or charbiheen.
So it can't the synonym.
Now coming to the option b i.e.gaunt. It means also thin body.
Now coming to third option emaciated. It also means very much thin bodyor week body.
So the answer will be option D (I.E). . Obese. It means. Fatty body.
Now coming to the option A (i.e.) lean. It means thin. In Bengali. It means roga or charbiheen.
So it can't the synonym.
Now coming to the option b i.e.gaunt. It means also thin body.
Now coming to third option emaciated. It also means very much thin bodyor week body.
So the answer will be option D (I.E). . Obese. It means. Fatty body.
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R_V said:
1 decade ago
Lean, Gaunt, emaciated -> Thin.
Corpulent, Obese -> Thick.
Sentences:
1>Michel said to William"In your childhood you were too lean and now you became little obese".
2>Because of illness she became quite gaunt.
3>Emaciated body sometimes reflects one's weakness.
4>After having it's meal, the dog looks corpulent.
Corpulent, Obese -> Thick.
Sentences:
1>Michel said to William"In your childhood you were too lean and now you became little obese".
2>Because of illness she became quite gaunt.
3>Emaciated body sometimes reflects one's weakness.
4>After having it's meal, the dog looks corpulent.
Suman misra said:
1 decade ago
Corpulent(related to a person)---Excessively fat
a)Lean (related to animal)---- weak
b)Gaunt(related to a person)---thin
c)Emaciated (related to a person)----very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold.
d)Obese (related to a person)---excessively fat.
So, (d)is appropriate.
a)Lean (related to animal)---- weak
b)Gaunt(related to a person)---thin
c)Emaciated (related to a person)----very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold.
d)Obese (related to a person)---excessively fat.
So, (d)is appropriate.
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Vr chowdary said:
1 decade ago
Corpulent means larger body,
Lean means incline, bow,
Gaunt means thin body,
Emaciated means thin, fat.
Obese means obesity which occurs when you eat more calories than you use.
So obese is the correct answer because of larger body will occurs only when obesity we occupied.
Lean means incline, bow,
Gaunt means thin body,
Emaciated means thin, fat.
Obese means obesity which occurs when you eat more calories than you use.
So obese is the correct answer because of larger body will occurs only when obesity we occupied.
Mayank mishra said:
1 decade ago
There are certainly many other ways to describe a fat person: obese, overweight, and stout are only a few. Corpulent is from Latin corpulentus, from corpus "body. " The Latin suffix -ulentus, corresponding to English -ulent, has the meaning "full of, having in quantity. ".
Rahul said:
1 decade ago
CORPULENT = fat
A corpulent gentleman.
Lean = thin.
Gaunt = very thin, specially because of illness or hunger.
Emaciated = very thin & week because of illness or extreme hunger.
Obese = extremely fat.
So correct answer is option [D]. Obese.
A corpulent gentleman.
Lean = thin.
Gaunt = very thin, specially because of illness or hunger.
Emaciated = very thin & week because of illness or extreme hunger.
Obese = extremely fat.
So correct answer is option [D]. Obese.
Jitendra said:
1 decade ago
Corpulent means having abundance or excess flesh or fat.
We can for obese which is directly excess of fat, where as lean and gaunt are of same meaning not fleshy fat or thin.
Emaciated is abnormally thin once again same, so result is [D].
We can for obese which is directly excess of fat, where as lean and gaunt are of same meaning not fleshy fat or thin.
Emaciated is abnormally thin once again same, so result is [D].
Lavanya said:
1 decade ago
CORPULENT means beefy means informal i.e.,fat,large...For example:she was supposed to b the most CORPULENT women in England... so it means about fatness whereas the answer should be option D ...
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