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
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
An abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Oscheocele
- Hematocele
- Tumidity
- Hydrops
- Lymphogranuloma
- Dropsy
- Haematocoele
- Intumescence
- Hematocoele
- Iridoncus
- Bloat
- Spermatocele
- Bunion
- Edema