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Avoirdupois

🔄 Synonyms of "Avoirdupois"

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Word	Definition
fatnoun	Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
fatnessnoun	The state, quality, or condition of being fat.
avoirdupois weightnoun	a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)

↔️ Antonyms of "Avoirdupois"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
thinnessnoun	The state or quality of being thin.
leannessnoun	The property of being lean, without excess or fat.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Avoirdupois"

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Word	Definition
fatnessnoun	The state, quality, or condition of being fat.
fatnoun	Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
avoirdupois weightnoun	a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
heftnoun	(uncountable) The feel of the weight of something; heaviness.
old moneynoun	(idiomatic, often derogatory) Families that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families.
pound sterlingnoun	The currency of the United Kingdom.
sterlingnoun	(by extension) (uncountable) The currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling; hence, genuine English or British currency, as contrasted with foreign currency.
broad	Wide in extent or scope.
towernoun	Any very tall building or structure; skyscraper.
noble	Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
rightpondianoun	(slang) The British Isles.
shillingenoun	Obsolete spelling of shilling. [(historical) A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling.]
eaglenoun	Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
brown poundnoun	(British) the perceived purchasing power of Britain’s Black and Asian minorities as a group
oxfordishnoun	(UK, colloquial) Resembling or characteristic of the English city of Oxford.
pennorthnoun	(obsolete, British) Alternative form of pennyworth. [The amount that can be bought for a penny.]
edwardnoun	A male given name from Old English.
hundrednoun	A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).
united kingdomnoun	A kingdom and country in Northern Europe, comprising the four countries of England, Scotland and Wales on the island of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland since 1922.
oxgangnoun	(historical) The area of land that could be plowed by an ox in a year, ¹⁄₈ hide or carucate and notionally 15 acres.