corpulence UK /ˈkɔː(ɹ)pjʊləns/US /ˈkɔr pjə ləns/ noun1 •The characteristic or state of being corpulent.Corpulence is a beauty: girls are fattened to a vast bulk by drenches of curds and cream thickened with flour, and are duly disciplined when they refuse. — 1860 formscorpulences