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English noun: puffiness | |||
| 1. | puffiness (state) an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement | ||
| Synonyms | lump, swelling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enlargement, symptom | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bloat, bunion, dropsy, edema, haematocele, haematocoele, hematocele, hematocoele, hydrops, intumescence, intumescency, iridoncus, lymphogranuloma, oedema, oscheocele, oscheocoele, spermatocele, tumidity, tumidness | ||
| 2. | puffiness (attribute) lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | ||
| Synonyms | inflation, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inelegance | ||
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