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English noun: puffiness

1. puffiness (state) an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement


Synonymslump, 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


Synonymsinflation, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness


Broader (hypernym)inelegance









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