Synonyms for avoirdupois

Most common

fat · blubber · fatness

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.

Forms

Plural

avoirdupoises → fats, fatnesses, blubbers…

Example sentences

• fat Between you and me, the fat ugly man is on a diet.
• blubber Atuqtuaq put the blubber into the wooden box.
• fatness Fatness isn't contagious, or is it?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

fat¹

7 letters

blubber², fatness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (blubber² = 2 syllables).