portliness

/pˈɔɹtlinəs/ noun

The quality of being portly

Word Origin Portly comes from port 'bearing, carriage' — from Latin portare 'to carry'. Originally it meant having a dignified bearing, but later it came to mean stout, as if carrying weight. The same root portare gives us import, export, transport, and portable. Portliness is the quality of being comfortably stout.

noun The quality of being portly countable

His portliness made it difficult for him to fit into the narrow airplane seat.

(名词) 肥胖;臃肿

他的肥胖使他很难挤进狭窄的飞机座位。

(sustantivo) corpulencia; rechonchez; robustez; gordura [La cualidad de ser corpulento; corpulencia.]

Su corpulencia le dificultaba caber en el estrecho asiento del avión.

(nom) corpulence; embonpoint; rondeur [État d'une personne corpulente et de forte carrure.]

Sa corpulence rendait difficile pour lui de tenir dans le siège étroit de l'avion.

(Substantiv) Korpulenz; Beleibtheit [die Eigenschaft, korpulent oder von stattlicher, aber wohlgenährter Statur zu sein]

Seine **portliness** machte es ihm schwer, in den engen Flugzeugsitz zu passen.

(名詞) ふくよかで堂々とした体格。ずんぐりとして貫禄のある体型。

彼のふくよかな体格のため、飛行機の狭い座席に座るのは大変だった。

(substantivo) corpulência; obesidade; gordura; robustez [A qualidade de ser corpulento.]

Sua corpulência dificultava que ele coubesse no assento estreito do avião.

Word parts: port + li + ness

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