chunkiness

noun

Definition of chunkinessnext
as in heaviness

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  1. plumpness
  2. corpulence
  3. obesity
Noun
  • Together, these ingredients provide a noticeable boost in hydration and plumpness, making the skin feel fresh and nourished.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • This can manifest as visible dehydration, as alcohol quickly dehydrates your skin (taking away plumpness and glow).
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of plumpness
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  • Whimsy was also the domain of the Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose signature was a race of voluptuously bloated figures — denizens, from priests to bullfighters, of an almost cartoonish world that, to him, had to do not with corpulence but with the sensuality of human life.
    William McDonald, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • His thick musculature having bloated into unhealthy corpulence, Maradona was hospitalized in Buenos Aires in April 2004 with what doctors described as a weakened heart and acute breathing problems.
    Jeré Longman, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2020
Definition of corpulence
Noun
  • The study also found that the largest decrease of obesity occurred in the South.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Studies have shown that alongside weight loss and Type 2 diabetes management, the drugs may protect against high blood pressure, liver disease, kidney disease and other health complications of obesity.
    Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of obesity
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