chubbiness

/'tʃʌbinis/

Thân thiện

A baby's chubbiness makes her cheeks look especially round and soft.

Definition

Noun: The quality or state of being plump, round, and somewhat fat, typically in a way that is perceived as cute or healthy, especially in reference to cheeks, limbs, or a child's body.

Usage

"Chubbiness" is an uncountable noun used to describe the physical characteristic of having a soft, rounded, and full figure. It often carries a neutral or mildly affectionate connotation, particularly when describing babies or young children. It is less clinical than terms like "obesity."

Examples

• The chubbiness of the baby's cheeks made everyone want to pinch them gently.
• She hoped to lose some of her childhood chubbiness as she grew taller.
• The puppy's chubbiness was due to his love for treats.

Advanced Usage

• "a certain chubbiness": Used to indicate a noticeable but not extreme degree of plumpness.
  • Even after the diet, he retained a certain chubbiness around his middle.

Variants and Related Words

• Chubby (adj): Having a plump and rounded form.
  • She has lovely chubby cheeks.
• Plumpness (n): The quality of having a full, rounded shape. (Very close synonym, often interchangeable).
• Rotundity (n): Roundness of shape. (Can be more formal or used for objects).

Synonyms

• Plumpness
• Roundness
• Pudginess (informal, often for cheeks or hands)
• Buxomness (typically for a woman's figure)

Antonyms

• Thinness
• Slenderness
• Leanness
• Gauntness

Học thuật

Noun

1. the property of having a plump and round body

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pudginess
• tubbiness
• rolypoliness