Meanings
nounpaunchiness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state or condition of being paunchy.
That’s because the noun, by virtue of its use as a hyphenated compound adjective in middle-age spread, creates nail-nibbling self-doubt amid visions of muffin-top midriffs and the realization that paunchiness precludes raunchiness.
2007 May 6, William Safire, “Halfway Humanity”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
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APA
paunchiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paunchiness
MLA
“paunchiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paunchiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paunchiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paunchiness.
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