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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tumidity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tu-mid-i-ty
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being tumid; swollenness, distension.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From tumid + -ity, after Latin tumiditās.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

tumidities (plural)

Synonyms

tumescence turgescence turgidity turgor bloatedness bloating distension ectasia ectasis intumescence inturgescence nodosity

Questions

What does tumidity mean?
The condition of being tumid; swollenness, distension.
Where does tumidity come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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