Avoirdupois (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains).

Classification

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.

Synonyms

• Avoirdupois Weight

Hypernyms

• Weight

Meaning ²

Excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

• Fatness
• Blubber
• Fat

Hypernyms

• Bodily Property

Hyponyms

• Fleshiness
• Fattiness
• Oiliness
• Oleaginousness
• Corpulency
• Paunchiness
• Abdominousness
• Greasiness
• Adiposity
• Adiposeness
• Obesity
• Steatopygia