turgidity

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noun

The state or quality of being turgid.

Similar
tumescencetumidityturgescenceturgorbloatednessbloatingdistensionectasia
OriginEnglish turgid ← Latin turgidus →
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Meanings

nounturgidity (countable and uncountable, plural turgidities)

plural turgidities

  1. countableuncountableThe state or quality of being turgid.

    Synonyms: tumescence, tumidity, turgescence, turgor, bloatedness, bloating, distension, ectasia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being turgid.

Similar
tumescencetumidityturgescenceturgorbloatednessbloatingdistensionectasiaectasisintumescenceinturgescencenodosityswellingswollennesstumescencetumidityturgescenceturgor

More synonyms by meaning

nounpompously embellished language

Similar
turgidnessflatulence
Broader
prolixityprolixnesswindiness
Also see
bloatednessbloatingflatulenceintumescenceswellingswollennesstumescencetumidityturgescenceturgidnessturgor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinturgidus
  2. Englishturgid
  3. Englishturgidity

From turgid + -ity.

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Translations

Finnish turvotus
  • turvotusstate or quality of being turgid
Irish borrthacht
  • borrthachtstate or quality of being turgid
Norwegian svulstighet
  • svulstighetstate or quality of being turgid
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APA

turgidity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turgidity

MLA

“turgidity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turgidity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turgidity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turgidity.

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