PUFFINESSES Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word puffinesses. (close relations)
puffiness
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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 | ||||||
| inflammation | nounn | |||||
noun • a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat • the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up • arousal to violent emotion • the act of setting something on fire | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| expanding | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • extend in one or more directions • become larger in size or volume or quantity • make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity • grow vigorously • exaggerate or make bigger • add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing • expand the influence of | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
