Part of Speech

Adjective

Pronunciation

/æbˈdɒm.ɪ.nəs/

Definitions

• Having a large or prominent abdomen.

Usage Examples

• "The abdominous figure of the statue drew attention."
• "His abdominous appearance was a result of years of indulgence."

Etymology

From Latin "abdomin-" meaning "belly" and the suffix "-ous" indicating "full of."

Synonyms

• Portly
• Rotund

Antonyms

• Slim
• Lean

Translations

• Spanish: abdominal
• French: abdominal
• German: abdominös
• Italian: addominoso
• Portuguese: abdominóide
• Russian: абдоминозный (abdominóznyy)
• Chinese (Simplified): 腹部的 (fùbù de)
• Japanese: 腹部の (fukubu no)
• Korean: 복부의 (bokbu-ui)
• Arabic: بطني (baṭnī)
• Hindi: उदर (udar)
• Bengali: পেটের (peṭer)
• Punjabi: ਪੇਟ ਦਾ (peṭ dā)
• Gujarati: પેટનો (peṭno)
• Marathi: पोटाचा (poṭācā)
• Tamil: வயிற்று (vaiyirru)
• Telugu: కడుపు (kaḍupu)
• Malayalam: ആഹാരത്തിന്റെ (āhāratthinṟe)
• Kannada: ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ (hoṭṭe)
• Odia: ପେଟର (peṭara)
• Assamese: পেটৰ (peṭar)
• Urdu: پیٹ کا (peṭ kā)
• Manipuri: abdominous
• Sindhi: abdominous (for context)

Regional Pronunciation Variations

Pronunciation may vary based on regional accents.

Historical Usage

Historically used in descriptions of physical stature and appearance.