AVOIRDUPOIS as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • excess bodily weight
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others
    Hypernyms(s) avoirdupois is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) avoirdupois is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower