turgidness
11flatulence — noun 1. a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal • Syn: ↑flatulency, ↑gas • Derivationally related forms: ↑gassy (for: ↑gas), ↑flatulent (for: ↑ …
12turgidity — noun pompously embellished language • Syn: ↑turgidness, ↑flatulence • Derivationally related forms: ↑turgid (for: ↑turgidness), ↑turgid • Hypernyms: ↑ …
13Tympany — Tym pa*ny, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? a kettledrum. See {Tympanites}.] 1. (Med.) A flatulent distention of the belly; tympanites. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness. Thine s a tympany of sense. Dryden. [1913 Webster] A …
14turgid — adjective Etymology: Latin turgidus, from turgēre to be swollen Date: 1620 1. being in a state of distension ; swollen, tumid < turgid limbs >; especially exhibiting turgor 2. excessively embellished in style or language ; bombastic, pompous …
15turgid — turgidity, turgidness, n. turgidly, adv. /terr jid/, adj. 1. swollen; distended; tumid. 2. inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic: turgid language. [1660 70; < L turgidus, equiv. to turg(ere) to swell + idus ID4] * * * …
16turgid — adjective /ˈtɜːdʒɪd,ˈtɝːdʒɪd,ˈtɝːɡɪd/ a) Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force. I have a turgid limb. b) Tediously pompous or bombastic …
17Monody on the Death of Chatterton — was composed by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1790 and was rewritten throughout his lifetime. The poem deals with the idea of Thomas Chatterton, a poet who committed suicide, as representing the poetic struggle. Contents 1 Background 2 Poem 2.1 1790 …
18inflation — I (decrease in value of currency) noun boost in prices, currency devaluation, decrease in purchasing power, high prices, hike in prices, jump in prices, price increase, substantial rise of prices, undue expansion of currency, upturn in prices II… …
19bloat — Synonyms and related words: accrue, accumulate, add to, advance, aggrandize, amplify, appreciate, augment, balloon, bloatedness, bloating, blotter, blow up, blowing up, boom, boozehound, boozer, breaking point, breed, broaden, build, build up,… …
20diastole — Synonyms and related words: arsis, beat, bloat, bloatedness, bloating, blowing up, bout, circle, circuit, course, cycle, dilatation, dilation, distension, downbeat, dropsy, edema, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, gassiness, inflation, intumescence …
