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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 physiqueplay

  Familiarity information: DUMPINESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DUMPINESS (noun)


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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