Synonyms for puffiness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : puhf-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌf i |
Top 10 synonyms for puffiness Other synonyms for the word puffiness
- aggrandizement
- blowing up
- boil
- boost
- buildup
- bulge
- bunion
- carbuncle
- corn
- dilation
- distension
- distention
- enhancement
- enlargement
- escalation
- extension
- hump
- increase
- intensification
- knob
- knurl
- node
- nodule
- pimple
- pock
- prosperity
- protuberance
- puff
- puffiness
- pustule
- ridge
- rise
- sore
- spread
- tumefaction
- tumescence
- tumor
- wale
- wart
- weal
- welt
Définition of puffiness
Origin :- 1610s, of wind, "gusty," from puff + -y (2). Of other things, "swollen," from 1660s. Earliest attested use is figurative, "bombastic" (1590s). Related: Puffily; puffiness.
- As in inflation : noun increase, swelling
- As in swelling : noun physical growth; lump
- There is no puffiness beneath the eyes, no polyuria, and no nycturia as a rule.
- Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
- It was the man I had seen in the woodswith the puffiness gone from his face.
- Extract from : « The White Peacock » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
- There is puffiness of the under eyelids, which is more pronounced in the morning on arising.
- Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
- And we are hard-headed Yankees at our bargainings; many a puffed-up celebrity loses his puffiness at our doors!
- Extract from : « Adventures In Friendship » by David Grayson
- But her husband is awfully gentle with her; She is certainly not pretty and especially the puffiness under her eyes is horrid.
- Extract from : « A Young Girl's Diary » by An Anonymous Young Girl
- Yes, I agreed, but looking at the puffiness in his face, I thought this was coming it a bit strong.
- Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 » by Various
- Perhaps he noted a puffiness about O'Iwa's face, remembered a repulsion toward marital usages.
- Extract from : « The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari » by James S. De Benneville
- From head to foot a sudden warm sense of satisfaction glowed through him, a throb of pride, a puffiness of the chest.
- Extract from : « Little Eve Edgarton » by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
- The hocks should be prominent, clearly defined, and free from all puffiness or swelling.
- Extract from : « How Women Should Ride » by C. De Hurst
- The puffiness that had been in the back of his neck extended entirely around his throat.
- Extract from : « No Clue » by James Hay
Antonyms for puffiness
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