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单词 oomph
释义

oomph

noun

ˈu̇m(p)f How to pronounce oomph (audio)
1
: personal charm or magnetism : glamour
2
: sex appeal
3
: punch, vitality

Synonyms

  • beans
  • bounce
  • brio
  • dash
  • drive
  • dynamism
  • energy
  • esprit
  • gas
  • get-up-and-go
  • ginger
  • go
  • gusto
  • hardihood
  • juice
  • life
  • moxie
  • pep
  • punch
  • sap
  • snap
  • starch
  • verve
  • vigor
  • vim
  • vinegar
  • vitality
  • zing
  • zip
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Example Sentences

The plot of the story lacks oomph. The truck doesn't have the oomph to haul the boat.
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Word History

Etymology

imitative of a sound made under exertion

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1

oomph

noun

1
as in vigor
active strength of body or mind still had the oomph to pass other runners in the homestretch

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • vigor
  • energy
  • pep
  • zing
  • juice
  • verve
  • dynamism
  • strength
  • stamina
  • punch
  • vitality
  • dash
  • power
  • gusto
  • bounce
  • life
  • gas
  • moxie
  • brio
  • drive
  • spirit
  • zeal
  • get-up-and-go
  • muscle
  • vim
  • ginger
  • zip
  • go
  • vinegar
  • starch
  • esprit
  • beans
  • hardihood
  • sap
  • vibrancy
  • spunk
  • vibrance
  • vivacity
  • élan
  • spunkiness
  • passion
  • liveliness
  • vivaciousness
  • snap
  • briskness
  • jauntiness
  • snappiness
  • sprightliness
  • fervor
  • spiritedness
  • fire
  • fitness
  • soundness
  • animation
  • potency
  • might
  • sturdiness
  • ardor
  • virility
  • brawniness
  • huskiness
  • puissance
  • health
  • animal spirits
  • main
  • mettle
  • metal
  • hardiness
  • healthiness
  • wellness
  • verdure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lethargy
  • sluggishness
  • softness
  • tenderness
  • laziness
  • listlessness
  • weakness
  • indolence
  • feebleness
  • impotence
  • exhaustion
  • torpidity
  • delicacy
  • debility
  • frailty
  • infirmity
  • powerlessness
  • faintness
  • debilitation
  • enfeeblement
  • impotency
  • disablement
  • slightness
  • inanition
  • puniness
  • enervation
  • prostration
  • frailness
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2
as in appeal
the power of irresistible attraction a supermodel with the kind of oomph to make you want to run out and buy the perfume

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • appeal
  • charm
  • attractiveness
  • pizzazz
  • fascination
  • glamour
  • sweetness
  • pizazz
  • attraction
  • charisma
  • allure
  • seductiveness
  • magic
  • magnetism
  • glamor
  • enchantment
  • captivation
  • animal magnetism
  • force field
  • duende
  • witchery
  • desirability
  • seduction
  • desirableness
  • delightfulness
  • lure
  • allurement
  • niceness
  • pleasantness
  • agreeableness
  • sex appeal
  • call
  • pleasingness
  • darlingness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • repulsion
  • repulsiveness
  • unpleasantness
  • disagreeableness
  • obnoxiousness
  • offensiveness
  • distastefulness
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