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DUMPINESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dumpiness mean?
• DUMPINESS (noun)
The noun DUMPINESS has 1 sense:
1. a short and stout physique
Familiarity information: DUMPINESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A short and stout physique
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
dumpiness; squattiness
Hypernyms ("dumpiness" is a kind of...):
body-build; build; habitus; physique (constitution of the human body)
Derivation:
dumpy (short and plump)
dumpy (short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature)
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