PUFFINESS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word puffiness. (close relations)
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| swelling | nounn | |||||
noun • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) | ||||||
| distension | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of expanding by pressure from within • the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions | ||||||
| edema | nounn | |||||
noun • swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities | ||||||
| expansion | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope • a function expressed as a sum or product of terms • a discussion that provides additional information • adding information or detail | ||||||
| protuberance | nounn | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out | ||||||
| puff | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a short light gust of air • a light inflated pastry or puff shell • exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes) • bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together • a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin • thick cushion used as a seat • a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) • forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth adjective satellite • gathered for protruding fullness verb • smoke and exhale strongly • suck in or take (air) • breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted • make proud or conceited • praise extravagantly • speak in a blustering or scornful manner • to swell or cause to enlarge • blow hard and loudly | ||||||
| tumescence | nounn | |||||
noun • tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues | ||||||
| turgidity | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • pompously embellished language | ||||||
| bloating | nounn | |||||
noun • swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas verb • become bloated or swollen or puff up • make bloated or swollen | ||||||
| inflation | nounn | |||||
noun • a general and progressive increase in prices • (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • the act of filling something with air | ||||||
| lump | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a compact mass • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • an awkward stupid person • a large piece of something without definite shape verb • put together indiscriminately • group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | ||||||
| ostentation | nounn | |||||
noun • a gaudy outward display • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • pretentious or showy or vulgar display | ||||||
| ostentatiousness | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | ||||||
| pomposity | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | ||||||
| pompousness | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | ||||||
| pretentiousness | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) | ||||||
| splashiness | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | ||||||
