Plumptitude

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or state of being plump. humorous, uncountable

    "His own sister is happy to oblige his fondness for rich fare and both are cushion-rump'd, with Mr. Butterwerthe's posterior greatly resembling that of his own sister's in its plumptitude."

  2. 2
    Something that is plump. countable, humorous, rare

    "At the close of the second act the Viennese dancers tripped upon the stage. These, as you know, are twenty or thirty children, apparently from five years old to ten, who dress and dance like full-grown dancing girls, and produce astonishing effects by their well-drilled combinations. They are curiosities, if it were only for the robust development of their little bodies. Seen through a magnifying glass, their short petticoats, etc., would hardly look decent; but, as children, the plumptitudes which they expose by every movement are humorously beautiful."

Etymology

From plump + -itude with epenthetic -t-, after nouns ending in -ptitude such as aptitude and promptitude.

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