puffiness
puffiness · puffinesses
The state or quality of being puffyThe state or quality of being puffy.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The state or quality of being puffy.
The puffiness under her eyes made her look older than she really was.
More definitions
- an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
- lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
Forms
plural: puffinesses| Singular | puffiness |
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Synonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement:swellinglump
- lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity:ostentationostentatiousnesspompositypompousnesspretentiousnesssplashinessinflation
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpuffy
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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