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▪ I. plumpness1|ˈplʌmpnɪs| [f. plump a.1 + -ness.] The quality or condition of being plump; fullness and roundness of form; fatness, fleshiness.
1545T. Raynalde Byrth Mankynde (1564) 18 b, In softnes of skin and plumpnes of the body. 1660Boyle New Exp. Phys. Mech. Exp. iv, This plumpness of the bladder proceeded from..the stronger spring of the air remaining in the bladder. 1704Newton Opticks (1721) 13 For those Convex glasses supply the defect of plumpness in the Eye... And the contrary happens in short-sighted Men whose Eyes are too plump. 1885Truth 28 May 850/1 Plumpness sheathes the nerves and gives an impression of good humour. ▪ II. ˈplumpness2 familiar. [f. plump a.2 + -ness.] Directness or bluntness of statement.
1780F. Burney Diary Apr., She..speaks her opinion..with a plumpness of honesty..that both pleases and diverts me. 1879Howells L. Aroostook v, ‘Yes, Maria, I be’, returned her father, with uncommon plumpness. 1906Daily News 22 Jan. 6 Sometimes the more simple-minded apologists..put the thing with astonishing plumpness and plainness. |