rotundity

noun

Definition of rotunditynext
as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat finally a diet that really worked, allowing her to forget about her rotundity and focus on her health

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  1. obesity
  2. weight
  3. fatness
  4. corpulence
Noun
  • Studies have shown that too much milk can lead to obesity and even cardiovascular disease and can have adverse effects on overall mortality.
    — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In multiple trials involving adults with obesity and moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea, a GLP-1 substantially reduced the times breathing slowed or stopped during sleep.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of obesity
Noun
  • Because the reactor saves weight and internal space, ship designers could build a dual-draft hull.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Maintaining a healthy weight can prevent the chronic, systemic inflammation that is linked to metabolic syndrome, which directly accelerates structural skin and tissue aging.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 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
Noun
  • For the next fifty years, insurance companies, not doctors, were the chief arbiters of corpulence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
  • And the blue velvet armchair was empty but for the permanent impression of his corpulence.
    — Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of corpulence
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“Rotundity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotundity. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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