tumidity
tumidity noun: the condition of being tumid; swollenness, distension.
Noun
tumidity (countable and uncountable, plural tumidities)
- The condition of being tumid; swollenness, distension.
- There is, however, one [passage] in No. 11, which is blown up into such tumidity, as to be truly ludicrous.1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 1373
- Synonyms:
- tumescence, turgescence, turgidity, turgor, bloatedness, bloating, distension, ectasia, ectasis, intumescence
Synonyms of tumidity
- tumescence
- turgescence
- turgidity
- turgor
- bloatedness
- bloating
- distension
- ectasia
- ectasis
- intumescence
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Forms of tumidity
| plural | tumidities |
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Origin of tumidity
From tumid + -ity, after Latin tumiditās.
Questions about tumidity
- What does tumidity mean?
- Tumidity means the condition of being tumid; swollenness, distension.
- What part of speech is tumidity?
- Tumidity is a noun.
- What is the plural of tumidity?
- The plural of tumidity is tumidities.
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