Verbal Ability - Synonyms - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Synonyms - Section 1 (Q.No. 1)
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In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
1.
CORPULENT
Discussion:
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Raveendar Panicker said:
1 decade ago
Can anyone say the meaning for the word "Plump"?
Tejas G. Dhanuka said:
1 decade ago
Corpulent means "fat". people usually use it to avoid the use of word "fat/obese". Other words mean/related to "thin/lean/skinny", So "obese" is correct.
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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Rajkumar said:
1 decade ago
CORPULENT: means Fatty Person and Obses also have same meaning.
Lean,Gaunt: means weak (opposite to obses).
Emaciated: means dissolvable.
Lean,Gaunt: means weak (opposite to obses).
Emaciated: means dissolvable.
Upendra said:
1 decade ago
Corpulent and obese both have same meaning-excessively fat, stout.
Dinesh said:
1 decade ago
CORPULENT: means Fatty Person and Obses also have same meaning.
Lean,Gaunt: means weak (opposite to obses).
Emaciated:means dissolvable
So correct answer is option [D]. Obese.
Lean,Gaunt: means weak (opposite to obses).
Emaciated:means dissolvable
So correct answer is option [D]. Obese.
Sowdhanya said:
1 decade ago
Corpulent - fat (given).
Lean - weak.
Gaunt - lean.
Emaciated - thin (or) weak.
Obese - fat.
Lean - weak.
Gaunt - lean.
Emaciated - thin (or) weak.
Obese - fat.
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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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.
Robin n said:
1 decade ago
CORPULENT means large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.
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