PLUMPNESS Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

plumpness

noun

ˈpləmp-nəs

Definition of plumpness

as in obesity

the condition of having an excess of body fat a man of considerable plumpness sat down next to me

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as in sincerity

the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions the astonishing plumpness that is so often found in the speech of the very young or the very old

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Recent Examples of plumpness Use daily for improvement in the look of smile lines, forehead wrinkles, marionette lines, skin hydration, skin elasticity, volume and plumpness. — Tory Johnson, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026 Virtue Damage Reverse Hair Serum The full list of Virtue’s Damage Reverse Serum’s benefits includes improved resilience, strand plumpness, volume, softness, as well as reduced shedding, heat damage, frizz, and split ends. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026 Alfano recommends aiming for roughly half your body weight in ounces of water daily, adjusting based on activity level and environment, and notes that hydrating foods can further reinforce skin plumpness during low-humidity months. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026 Its plumpness was waning, its folds disappearing. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plumpness

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Noun

The first death reportedly occurred in July, when a healthcare professional informed the FDA that a 41-year-old woman with obesity went into cardiac arrest.

— Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
The study, which analyzed nearly 800,000 individuals across their lifespan, found that clinical obesity rates climbed through adulthood.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of obesity

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Still, the sincerity matters, and so does the achievement of realizing something this strange with such conviction.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
After many fans online questioned the sincerity of Art of Play’s statement, Clarkson herself stepped back into the fray.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of sincerity

Noun

The novel, published in 1988, foreshadowed the career to come by taking on, with disarming frankness, everything from child abuse to transracial adoption.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Horgan, whose Catastrophe charted the ups and downs of a relationship with painful, hilarious honesty, applies the same frankness to the minor indignities of midlife.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of frankness

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Savio The Brazilian is still finding his feet but already feels like an important player, offering pace, directness and a willingness to take on his man — qualities lacking in many of his team-mates.

— Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Paul, meanwhile, was in a period of uncharacteristic autobiographical directness in his lyric-writing, documenting his grievances with his actor girlfriend Jane Asher while residing in her family’s London home.

— Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of directness

Noun

Casting Bill Burr — the stand-up, who in recent years has repeatedly gone viral for speaking hard truths right to people’s face with all the bluntness of his blue-collar Boston roots — was a whole other layer of wish fulfillment for Sorkin.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2026
Still, everyone onstage seemed amused and accustomed to Lange’s bluntness.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

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