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English noun: avoirdupois | |||
| 1. | avoirdupois (quantity) a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains) | ||
| Synonyms | avoirdupois weight | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | system of weights, weight | ||
| Part holonym | avoirdupois unit | ||
| 2. | avoirdupois (attribute) excess bodily weight | ||
| Samples | She disliked fatness in herself as well as in others. | ||
| Synonyms | blubber, fat, fatness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bodily property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abdominousness, adiposeness, adiposity, corpulency, fattiness, fleshiness, greasiness, obesity, oiliness, oleaginousness, paunchiness, steatopygia | ||
| Antonyms | leanness, spareness, thinness | ||
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