plumpness
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plump 1
(plŭmp)adj. plump·er, plump·est
1. Well-rounded and full in form; chubby. See Synonyms at fat.
2. Abundant; ample: a plump reward.
v. plumped, plump·ing, plumps
v.tr.
To make well-rounded or full in form: plumped up the pillows.
v.intr.
To become well-rounded, chubby, or full in form: The baby plumped out at three months.
[Middle English, dull, probably from Middle Low German plomp, blunt, thick.]
plump′ish adj.
plump′ly adv.
plump′ness n.
plump 2
(plŭmp)v. plumped, plump·ing, plumps
v.intr.
1. To drop abruptly or heavily: plumped into the easy chair.
2. To give full support or praise: plumped for the candidate throughout the state.
v.tr.
To throw down or drop (something) abruptly or heavily: plumped the books onto the table.
n.
1. A heavy or abrupt fall or collision.
2. The sound of a heavy fall or collision.
adj.
Blunt; direct.
adv.
1. With a heavy or abrupt drop: The anchor fell plump into the sea.
2.
a. With a full or sudden impact: walked plump into the pole.
b. Directly: ran plump into an old friend.
3. Without qualification; bluntly: spoke out plump for the tax bill.
[Middle English plumpen, to immerse quickly, perhaps from Middle Low German, probably of imitative origin.]
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Noun | 1. | plumpness - the bodily property of being well rounded corpulency, fleshiness - more than average fatness buxomness - the bodily property of being attractively plump and vigorous and (of women) full-bosomed |
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Translations
سُمْنَه، إمتِلاء
zaoblenost
buttethedfyldighed
ávali; òybbinn líkamshluti
tombulluk
plumpness
[ˈplʌmpnɪs] N [of person] → lo rollizo, gordura f; [of face] → lo regordete, lo rollizo; [of fruit, vegetable] → gordura f, lo orondoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
plumpness
[ˈplʌmpnɪs] n → rondeur fplum pudding n → (plum-)pudding mplum tomato n → tomate f allongée, tomate f olivetteplum tree n → prunier mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
plumpness
n → Rundlichkeit f, → Molligkeit f, → Pummeligkeit f; (of legs etc) → Stämmigkeit f; (of face) → Pausbäckigkeit f; (of chicken) → Wohlgenährtheit f; the plumpness of her cheeks → ihre Pausbäckigkeit
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
plump1
(ˈplamp) adjective pleasantly fat and rounded; well filled out. plump cheeks.
plumply adverbˈplumpness noun
plump up
to shake (pillows etc) to restore their shape.
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