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Puffiness (Noun)

Meaning 1

Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Examples

  • The actor's over-the-top performance was marred by puffiness, making it hard to take his character seriously.
  • The designer's latest collection was criticized for its unnecessary frills and ornate details, resulting in a overall puffiness that detracted from its beauty.
  • The politician's speech was full of empty promises and self-aggrandizing statements, giving off an air of puffiness that alienated many in the audience.
  • The novelist's writing style was often described as pompous and self-indulgent, with a puffiness that made his characters seem more like caricatures than real people.
  • The artist's latest exhibition was a perfect example of puffiness, with oversized and overly dramatic pieces that seemed more designed to impress than to inspire.

Synonyms

  • Ostentation
  • Pompousness
  • Ostentatiousness
  • Pretentiousness
  • Inflation
  • Pomposity
  • Splashiness

Hypernyms

  • Inelegance

Meaning 2

An abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

  • Lump
  • Swelling

Hypernyms

  • Symptom
  • Enlargement

Hyponyms

  • Oscheocele
  • Hematocele
  • Tumidity
  • Hydrops
  • Lymphogranuloma
  • Dropsy
  • Haematocoele
  • Intumescence
  • Hematocoele
  • Iridoncus
  • Bloat
  • Spermatocele
  • Bunion
  • Edema

Related Words

  • Puffy (adjective)
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