PUFFINESS

ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation

(noun) lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

swelling, puffiness, lump

(noun) an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

puffiness (countable and uncountable, plural puffinesses)

The state or quality of being puffy.

The puffiness under her eyes made her look older than she really was.

Source: Wiktionary


Puff"i*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being puffy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 May 2025

UNSEASONED

(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”


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Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.

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