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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Jagjeet said:
2 decades ago
Corpulent means somewt which is thick. Here we have two options gaunt and obese. Gaunt mean thin but obese mean fatty (obesity). That is obese is the correct one.
Sarada said:
2 decades ago
Corpulent : Plump, Fat, Fleshy
a. Lean : Bend, Incline, Slant, Bow
b. Gaunt : Thin, Skinny, Lean, Bony
c. Emaciated : Thin, Wasted, Sunken
d. Obese : Plump, Fat, Large
So Corpulent : Obese.
a. Lean : Bend, Incline, Slant, Bow
b. Gaunt : Thin, Skinny, Lean, Bony
c. Emaciated : Thin, Wasted, Sunken
d. Obese : Plump, Fat, Large
So Corpulent : Obese.
MADHAVAN said:
2 decades ago
LEAN means thin
EMACIATED means become thin
GAUNT is also small,thin
OBESE MEANS FAT
EMACIATED means become thin
GAUNT is also small,thin
OBESE MEANS FAT
Saravanan said:
2 decades ago
CORPULENT means some thing to see fat and thick
Kirubakar said:
1 decade ago
Corpulent means physically bulky or fat.
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.
Joytsna Bhati said:
1 decade ago
Corpulent means phisically bulky and faty.
Keerthana said:
1 decade ago
Obese- excessively fat.
Synonyms
1. Weighty.
2. Rotund.
Synonyms
1. Weighty.
2. Rotund.
Gobi said:
1 decade ago
obese mean extreme fat
DEV ASHISH said:
1 decade ago
Corpulent means excessively fat
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