Puffiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʌfinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʌfinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʌfinəs/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈʌfinəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pomposity inflation pompousness ostentatiousness pretentiousness lump splashiness swelling ostentation

Word Forms

swell	verb	expand abnormally
puffy	adjective	abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
ostentatious	adjective	(of a display) tawdry or vulgar
pompous	adjective	puffed up with vanity; ; ; ; - Newsweek
pretentious	adjective	(of a display) tawdry or vulgar

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schwellungen

eine abnormale Ausstülpung oder lokale Vergrößerung

🇫🇷French

gonflement

une protubérance anormale ou une hypertrophie localisée

🇪🇸Spanish

hinchazón

una protuberancia anormal o agrandamiento localizado

🇮🇹Italian

gonfiore

una protuberanza anomala o un ingrossamento localizzato

🇳🇱Dutch

wallen

een abnormaal uitsteeksel of plaatselijke vergroting

🇵🇹Portuguese

inchaço

uma protuberância anormal ou aumento localizado

🇷🇺Russian

отечность

аномальный выступ или локализованное увеличение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूजन

असामान्य उभार या स्थानीय इज़ाफ़ा

🇧🇩Bengali

ফোলাভাব

একটি অস্বাভাবিক প্রোটিউবারেন্স বা স্থানীয় আকারে বৃদ্ধি

🇮🇳Tamil

வீக்கம்

ஒரு அசாதாரண நீட்சி அல்லது உள்ளூர் விரிவாக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉబ్బిన

అసాధారణ ప్రోట్యుబరెన్స్ లేదా స్థానికీకరించిన విస్తరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

सूज

एक असामान्य वाढ किंवा स्थानिक वाढ

🇮🇳Gujarati

સોજો

અસામાન્ય પ્રોટ્યુબરન્સ અથવા સ્થાનિક વિસ્તરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಫಿನೆಸ್

ಅಸಹಜ ಪ್ರೋಟ್ಯೂಬರನ್ಸ್ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಹಿಗ್ಗುವಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വീർപ്പുമുട്ടൽ

അസാധാരണമായ പ്രോട്ട്യൂബറൻസ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രാദേശികവൽക്കരിച്ച വിപുലീകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੋਜ

ਇੱਕ ਅਸਧਾਰਨ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਾਨਿਕ ਵਾਧਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سوجن

ایک غیر معمولی پروٹیبرنس یا مقامی توسیع

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

虚胖

异常隆起或局部增大

🇯🇵Japanese

むくみ

異常な隆起または局所的な拡大

🇰🇷Korean

붓기

비정상적인 돌기 또는 국부적인 확대

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bọng mắt

một sự lồi lên bất thường hoặc sự mở rộng cục bộ

🇹🇭Thai

อาการบวม

ส่วนที่ยื่นออกมาผิดปกติหรือการขยายตัวเฉพาะที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

keadaan bengkak

tonjolan abnormal atau pembesaran lokal

🇲🇾Malay

bengkak

protuberan tidak normal atau pembesaran setempat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الانتفاخ

بروز غير طبيعي أو تضخم موضعي

🇮🇷Persian

پف کردگی

برآمدگی غیر طبیعی یا بزرگ شدن موضعی

🇹🇷Turkish

şişkinlik

anormal bir çıkıntı veya lokal genişleme

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְפִיחוּת

בליטה חריגה או הגדלה מקומית

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