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Meanings of stoutness in English

Portuguese
sobrepeso
Catalan
carnositat

The property of excessive fatness.

        sobrepeso

        The property of being strong and resolute.

              Usage of stoutness in English
              1
              But bear in mind that obesity and stoutness are not synonymous terms.
              Woman / Her Sex and Love Life
              2
              The borrowing is often honest enough and comes of magnanimity and stoutness.
              Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works
              3
              His stoutness had gone, and he was as lean as Abraham Lincoln.
              Mr. Standfast
              4
              What is the rationale for the admiration of slimness as against stoutness?
              The Foundations of Personality
              5
              She was a large, high-bosomed woman, powerfully built, and inclined to stoutness.
              The Spinners
              6
              First time I ever found a-ah-youknow-aconsolation for my-er m-my stoutness.
              The Paternoster Ruby
              7
              The stoutness of the assertion was sensibly impaired by the question.
              In Luck at Last
              8
              Her figure was inclined to stoutness and her bearing was proud and confident.
              Tales of Terror and Mystery
              9
              She appeared more robust, but the stoutness was accompanied by an anemic weakness.
              Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda)
              10
              It represented a woman inclined to stoutness, about three and thirty.
              Spring Days
              11
              Obesity, or excessive stoutness, is an undue development of fat throughout the body.
              Woman / Her Sex and Love Life
              12
              He was of middle height, and was rather inclined to stoutness.
              Stories by English Authors: Africa (Selected by Scribners)
              13
              Those who are inclined to stoutness should use wholemeal flour rather than white.
              Dr. Allinson's cookery book / Comprising many valuable vegetaria...
              14
              He was of middle height, very dark, and inclining to stoutness.
              Sant' Ilario
              15
              Despite her stoutness, she suffered from what she called shattered nerves.
              The Little Lady of the Big House
              16
              Even Alain, who tended toward stoutness, all but disappeared when he turned sideways.
              Wizard and glass
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