- puffiness
- noun see puff II
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
puffiness
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Puffiness — Puff i*ness, n. The quality or state of being puffy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
puffiness — noun The state or quality of being puffy. The puffiness under her eyes made her look older than she really was … Wiktionary
puffiness — puffy ► ADJECTIVE (puffier, puffiest) 1) softly rounded: puffy clouds. 2) (of a part of the body) swollen and soft. DERIVATIVES puffiness noun … English terms dictionary
puffiness — See puffily. * * * … Universalium
puffiness — puff·i·ness || pÊŒfɪnɪs n. swollenness, bloatedness; inflatedness, state of being filled with gas … English contemporary dictionary
puffiness — puff·i·ness … English syllables
puffiness — See: puffy … English dictionary
puffiness — noun 1. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • Syn: ↑ostentation, ↑ostentatiousness, ↑pomposity, ↑pompousness, ↑pretentiousness, ↑splashiness, ↑inflation … Useful english dictionary
Eye puffiness — Eye puffiness, also known as puffy eyes or swelling around the eyes, refers to the appearance of swelling in the tissues around the eyes, called the orbits. CausesEye puffiness, a form of edema, is usually caused by fluid buildup. While some… … Wikipedia
myxedema — Puffiness and fluid retention resulting from thyroid hypofunction, either organic (serious, and often complicated by pituitary or adrenalcortical deficiencies) or functional (often a bipolar depressive thyroid phase) … Herbal-medical glossary
