tumidness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tumidness
    n 1: slight swelling of an organ or part [syn: {tumidity},
         {tumidness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tumid \Tu"mid\, a. [L. tumidus, fr. tumere to swell; cf. Skr.
   tumra strong, fat. Cf. {Thumb}.]
   1. Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid
      flesh.
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   2. Rising above the level; protuberant.
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            So high as heaved the tumid hills.    --Milton.
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   3. Swelling in sound or sense; pompous; puffy; inflated;
      bombastic; falsely sublime; turgid; as, a tumid
      expression; a tumid style.
      [1913 Webster] -- {Tu"mid*ly}, adv. -- {Tu"mid*ness}, n.
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