| English Dictionary |
TURGIDITY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does turgidity mean?
• TURGIDITY (noun)
The noun TURGIDITY has 1 sense:
1. pompously embellished language
Familiarity information: TURGIDITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pompously embellished language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
flatulence; turgidity; turgidness
Hypernyms ("turgidity" is a kind of...):
long-windedness; prolixity; prolixness; windiness; wordiness (boring verbosity)
Derivation:
turgid (ostentatiously lofty in style)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going." (English proverb)
"All plants are our brothers and sisters. They talk to us and if we listen, we can hear them." (Native American proverb, Arapaho)
"The cure for fate is patience." (Arabic proverb)
"Lies have twisted limbs." (Corsican proverb)
"All plants are our brothers and sisters. They talk to us and if we listen, we can hear them." (Native American proverb, Arapaho)
"The cure for fate is patience." (Arabic proverb)
"Lies have twisted limbs." (Corsican proverb)