Puffy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing

abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʌfi/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʌfi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʌfi/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈʌfi/.

Examples

a bouffant skirt
hungry children with bloated stomachs
he had a grossly distended stomach

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tumescent tumid gusty bouffant turgid intumescent

Parts of Speech

adjective	being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing “a bouffant skirt”
adjective	abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas “hungry children with bloated stomachs”
adjective	blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts “puffy off-shore winds”

Word Forms

puffiness	noun	an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
intumescency	noun	swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
intumescence	noun	swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
tumescence	noun	tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues
tumesce	verb	expand abnormally
tumidness	noun	slight swelling of an organ or part
tumidity	noun	slight swelling of an organ or part
gust	noun	a strong current of air
puff	noun	a short light gust of air

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geschwollen

aufgeblasen werden; Verwendung von Frisur oder Kleidung

🇫🇷French

bouffi

être gonflé; utilisé pour la coiffure ou les vêtements

🇪🇸Spanish

hinchado

estar hinchado; usado para peinado o ropa

🇮🇹Italian

gonfio

essere gonfio; utilizzato per l'acconciatura o l'abbigliamento

🇳🇱Dutch

gezwollen

opgeblazen zijn; gebruikt van haarstijl of kleding

🇵🇹Portuguese

inchado

sendo inchado; usado em estilo de cabelo ou roupas

🇷🇺Russian

пухлый

надуваться; использование прически или одежды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फूला हुआ

फूला हुआ होना; हेयर स्टाइल या कपड़ों का उपयोग

🇧🇩Bengali

ফোলা

ফুলে উঠা; চুলের স্টাইল বা পোশাক ব্যবহার করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வீங்கிய

கொப்பளிக்கப்படுகிறது; முடி பாணி அல்லது ஆடை பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉబ్బిన

ఉబ్బిపోయి ఉండటం; జుట్టు శైలి లేదా దుస్తులు ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

फुगीर

बाहेर फुगवणे; केसांची शैली किंवा कपड्यांचा वापर

🇮🇳Gujarati

પફી

ફૂલેલું હોવું; હેર સ્ટાઇલ અથવા કપડાંનો ઉપયોગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಫಿ

ಉಬ್ಬುವುದು; ಕೂದಲಿನ ಶೈಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಟ್ಟೆಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വീർത്ത

വീർപ്പുമുട്ടുന്നു; മുടിയുടെ ശൈലി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വസ്ത്രം ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੁੱਲਿਆ

ਫੁੱਲਿਆ ਜਾਣਾ; ਵਾਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੈਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਕੱਪੜਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھولا ہوا

پھولا ہوا بالوں کے انداز یا لباس کا استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蓬松

被气吹了；用于发型或服装

🇯🇵Japanese

腫れた

膨れ上がっている。髪型や服装に使われる

🇰🇷Korean

부푼

부풀어 오르다; 헤어스타일이나 옷에 사용됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sưng húp

bị phồng ra; sử dụng kiểu tóc hoặc quần áo

🇹🇭Thai

อ้วน

ถูกพองออก; การใช้ทรงผมหรือเสื้อผ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

bengkak

menjadi sombong; digunakan gaya rambut atau pakaian

🇵🇭Filipino

namumugto

pagiging puffed out; ginagamit sa istilo ng buhok o pananamit

🇲🇾Malay

gebu

sedang membuak-buak; digunakan untuk gaya rambut atau pakaian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سمين

يجري نفخها. تستخدم في أسلوب الشعر أو الملابس

🇮🇷Persian

پف کرده

پف کرده بودن از مدل مو یا لباس استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kabarık

şişirilmek; saç stili veya kıyafetin kullanılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָפוּחַ

להיות נפוח החוצה; משמש לסגנון שיער או לבוש

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