pudginess

noun

Definition of pudginessnext
as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat started to notice a little pudginess around his middle

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Recent Examples of pudginess His hair and eyes are dark, and though his hands still possess the dimpled pudginess of childhood, his face has aged in a way that has nothing to do with years. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pudginess
  1. obesity
  2. weight
  3. fatness
Noun
  • Alana Jaffery, her lawsuit said, got cleared for surgery by her doctor despite obesity, prediabetes, iron deficiency anemia and high blood pressure.
    — David J. Neal July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • Thompson and others have argued that SNAP-Ed failed to improve nutrition and reduce obesity rates among participants.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 23 July 2026
Definition of obesity
Noun
  • As weight loss drugs reshape how Americans eat, Burger King is gearing up for a future where customers still want fast food — just less of it.
    — Hallie Jackson, NBC news, 19 July 2026
  • More than one in 10 Americans takes a GLP-1 medication for weight loss.
    — Liz Seegert, Scientific American, 19 July 2026
Definition of weight
Noun
  • The phrase assumes that fatness belongs firmly in the past, yet the very need for such a term suggests otherwise.
    — Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Because this isn't a book about fatness, despite the central plotline.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of fatness

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