Definition of "full-bodied" []

• Having richness and intensity of flavor or aroma: a full-bodied wine. (adjective)
• Rich and intense: a full-bodied performance of the aria. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Scientists have found a fifth taste sensation called umami, often described as full-bodied, savory, or rich."
• "But the reader's experience likely would have been more full-bodied if instead of, "…seen from Central Park West in the mid-70s," the caption had read, "...seen from Bono's amazing $50 gazillion duplex penthouse where he spends all of one week a year.""
• "Seek out the Rendezvous, a French farmhouse ale that is sweet and full-bodied."