puffinessn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌfɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpəfinᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: puffy adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < puffy adj. + -ness suffix.

1. The state of being puffed up with pride, vanity, etc.; overblown or bombastic quality of language; (also) emptiness, lack of substance. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > swelling or inflation with pride > [noun]

bolninga1340

swellingc1386

inflation1526

tympany1581

tumour1599

typhus1643

puffiness1668

inflatedness1867

bloatednessc1875

1668 H. More Divine Dialogues: Two Last Dial. sig. A 3^v The Levity and Puffiness of their Spirits has carried their conceptions..above the levell of common Sense.

1713 tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Posthumous Wks. 65 There are no false Ornaments to be seen, nothing of that Puffiness or vain Pomp of the Declaimers.

1749 A. Hill in tr. Voltaire Meropé (Advt. to Rdr.) 5 Some of Mr. Voltaire's Pieces are..swelled with this presumptuous Puffiness.

1899 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 20 353 It is hard to define τὸ ϕορτικόν, but in philology puffiness is a phase of it, and it is precisely the absence of puffiness that gives a certain aristocratic distinction to M. Weil's editorial work.

2. Swollen, inflated, or puffy condition or appearance; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > distension > swelling or swollenness

bolninga1340

bollingc1390

bossingc1440

tumour?1541

swelling1577

bulking1599

outswelling1611

swelth1631

turgescence1631

puffedness1648

intumescency1650

inturgescency1650

intumescence1656

obtumescence1657

bloatedness1660

tumefaction1666

turgescency1666

turgence1671

swell1683

tumidness1688

puffiness1699

tumidity1721

turgidity1732

inturgescence1755

tumescence1859

swollenness1902

1699 B. Allen Nat. Hist. Chalybeat & Purging Waters 54 The mortal Consequence of them, and the puffiness of the Tumours, very remarkable.

1759 J. Bartlet Gentleman's Farriery (rev. ed.) xxiv. 233 If a large swelling, with puffiness, ensues, foment it well.

1784 B. Cornwell Domest. Physician ii. lxiv. 427 The violence of the acute rheumatism seldom continues above fourteen days, tho' a weakness and puffiness, &c. will remain long.

1801 S. T. Coleridge Let. 17 May (1956) II. 730 A transient Puffiness of one of my hands.

1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §204. 193 A puffiness in the treatment of the folds is observable in the draperies.

1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 321 The patient's attention is first attracted to the malady by the puffiness of the lower eyelids.

1924 E. P. Mitchell Mem. Editor 320 His face was grayer, and the familiar puffiness beneath the eyes much more pronounced than when I had seen him last.

1968 Newark (Ohio) Advocate & Amer. Tribune 18 Jan. 13/6 The casseroles should be filled to the top or at least ¼ inch of the top for best results in good browning and puffiness.

1988 V. Bramwell Woman Bk. Beauty & Health ii. 17 Too heavy moisturising can clog pores and lead to water retention and puffiness.

2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Dec. 208/2 One figure's oversize down coat has been exquisitely sculpted in all its delicate puffiness.

†3. Tendency to puff and pant, short-windedness. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [noun] > shortness of breath

straitness1398

straitheada1400

pursivenessc1450

pursiness?c1475

shortwindiness1545

shortness of breath1577

angustness1598

angustity1599

brevity1600

breathlessness1612

short-windedness1614

dyspnoea1681

tightness1785

puffiness1813

1813 Examiner 10 May 297/2 His breathing puffiness, and inarticulate enunciations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	puffiness
释义	puffinessn. Brit. /ˈpʌfɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpəfinᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: puffy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < puffy adj. + -ness suffix. 1. The state of being puffed up with pride, vanity, etc.; overblown or bombastic quality of language; (also) emptiness, lack of substance. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > swelling or inflation with pride > [noun] bolninga1340 swellingc1386 inflation1526 tympany1581 tumour1599 typhus1643 puffiness1668 inflatedness1867 bloatednessc1875 1668 H. More Divine Dialogues: Two Last Dial. sig. A 3^v The Levity and Puffiness of their Spirits has carried their conceptions..above the levell of common Sense. 1713 tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Posthumous Wks. 65 There are no false Ornaments to be seen, nothing of that Puffiness or vain Pomp of the Declaimers. 1749 A. Hill in tr. Voltaire Meropé (Advt. to Rdr.) 5 Some of Mr. Voltaire's Pieces are..swelled with this presumptuous Puffiness. 1899 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 20 353 It is hard to define τὸ ϕορτικόν, but in philology puffiness is a phase of it, and it is precisely the absence of puffiness that gives a certain aristocratic distinction to M. Weil's editorial work. 2. Swollen, inflated, or puffy condition or appearance; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > distension > swelling or swollenness bolninga1340 bollingc1390 bossingc1440 tumour?1541 swelling1577 bulking1599 outswelling1611 swelth1631 turgescence1631 puffedness1648 intumescency1650 inturgescency1650 intumescence1656 obtumescence1657 bloatedness1660 tumefaction1666 turgescency1666 turgence1671 swell1683 tumidness1688 puffiness1699 tumidity1721 turgidity1732 inturgescence1755 tumescence1859 swollenness1902 1699 B. Allen Nat. Hist. Chalybeat & Purging Waters 54 The mortal Consequence of them, and the puffiness of the Tumours, very remarkable. 1759 J. Bartlet Gentleman's Farriery (rev. ed.) xxiv. 233 If a large swelling, with puffiness, ensues, foment it well. 1784 B. Cornwell Domest. Physician ii. lxiv. 427 The violence of the acute rheumatism seldom continues above fourteen days, tho' a weakness and puffiness, &c. will remain long. 1801 S. T. Coleridge Let. 17 May (1956) II. 730 A transient Puffiness of one of my hands. 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §204. 193 A puffiness in the treatment of the folds is observable in the draperies. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 321 The patient's attention is first attracted to the malady by the puffiness of the lower eyelids. 1924 E. P. Mitchell Mem. Editor 320 His face was grayer, and the familiar puffiness beneath the eyes much more pronounced than when I had seen him last. 1968 Newark (Ohio) Advocate & Amer. Tribune 18 Jan. 13/6 The casseroles should be filled to the top or at least ¼ inch of the top for best results in good browning and puffiness. 1988 V. Bramwell Woman Bk. Beauty & Health ii. 17 Too heavy moisturising can clog pores and lead to water retention and puffiness. 2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Dec. 208/2 One figure's oversize down coat has been exquisitely sculpted in all its delicate puffiness. †3. Tendency to puff and pant, short-windedness. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [noun] > shortness of breath straitness1398 straitheada1400 pursivenessc1450 pursiness?c1475 shortwindiness1545 shortness of breath1577 angustness1598 angustity1599 brevity1600 breathlessness1612 short-windedness1614 dyspnoea1681 tightness1785 puffiness1813 1813 Examiner 10 May 297/2 His breathing puffiness, and inarticulate enunciations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1668
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