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chubbiness

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chub·by  (chb)
adj. chub·bi·er, chub·bi·est
Rounded and plump. See Synonyms at fat.
[Probably from chub (from the plumpness of the fish).]
chubbi·ly adv.
chubbi·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chubbinesschubbiness - the property of having a plump and round body
pudginess, rolypoliness, tubbiness
embonpoint, plumpness, roundness - the bodily property of being well rounded


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Her form was the perfection of childish beauty, without its usual chubbiness and squareness of outline.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
I don't mind telling YOU, because we have always been favourites of each other's, and because you are not like a Pa, but more like a sort of a younger brother with a dear venerable chubbiness on him.
Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context
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