tumidity
/tju:'miditi/ Cách viết khác : (tumidness) /'tju:midnis/
Definition
Noun: 1. A slight swelling or puffy enlargement of an organ or part of the body: The state of being swollen or distended. 2. (Figurative, literary) Pomposity or bombastic quality in language or style: A state of being inflated or overly grand in expression.
Usage
- As a noun, "tumidity" is a formal or medical term used to describe a physical condition of swelling.
- In literary criticism, it describes a stylistic flaw where writing is excessively ornate or inflated.
Examples
- Physical Swelling:
- The doctor noted a slight tumidity around the patient's ankle joint.
- The tumidity of the gland was a key symptom for the diagnosis.
- Figurative (Style):
- The critic dismissed the author's prose for its unnecessary tumidity and lack of clarity.
- He avoided tumidity in his speech, preferring simple, direct language.
Advanced Usage
- "Tumidity of style": A fixed phrase used in literary analysis to criticize writing that is pompous or bombastic.
- The 19th-century pamphlet was an example of the political tumidity of style common at the time.
Variants and Related Words
- Tumid (adjective): Swollen; or (of language) pompous or bombastic.
- The tumid river overflowed its banks.
- His tumid rhetoric failed to impress the audience.
- Tumidness (noun): A less common synonym for "tumidity."
Synonyms
- Swelling: The condition of being enlarged or puffed up.
- Distension: The act of swelling or the state of being swollen.
- Bombast: High-sounding language with little meaning.
- Turgidity: Swollenness; or language that is inflated and grandiloquent.
Antonyms
- Flatness: Lack of elevation or swelling.
- Deflation: The act of releasing air or reducing swelling.
- Conciseness: Brevity and clarity of expression.
- Simplicity: The quality of being plain and straightforward.
Noun
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slight swelling of an organ or part
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