paunchiness

8.3

A belly that sticks out and looks large

noun
/ˈpɔːn.tʃi.nəs/

: panza

The comedian joked about his paunchiness, saying it was a result of enjoying life too much.

Examples

After months of indulging in rich foods, he noticed a growing paunchiness around his midsection.
He was a lean man gone to paunchiness, his waistcoat creased over his stomach, his narrow shoulders hunched forward.

Fiction book (1993)
She decided to join a gym to combat her paunchiness and lead a healthier lifestyle.

Synonyms

paunch

vspaunchiness

5 7.0

A large belly that sticks out, often in a man

describes the state or quality of having that belly

potbelly

vspaunchiness

3 3.4

A round stomach that sticks out because of extra fat

focuses on being generally protruding rather than shape

spare tire

vspaunchiness

Offensive

3 4.9

Extra fat around the waist that looks like a round band

is the neutral term for the general protruding belly condition

abdominousness

vspaunchiness

Archaic

9.9

A large belly that sticks out

is the general everyday term for that same condition

Antonyms

flatness

3 2.9

A level area with hardly any hills

slimness

1 2.7

Being thin in a way that looks attractive

How Protruding

potbelly

3 3.4

paunchiness

8.3

tummy

Baby Talk

106 4.0

Surface Forms

paunchiness singular

paunchinesses plural

Morphology

paunchiness = paunchy (transparent) = paunch + y + ness

Standard adjectival formation (paunch + -y) followed by noun-forming -ness; meaning is directly derived from the base.

Etymology

Paunchiness comes from paunch, a simple word for a large belly that is like the Spanish word panza, which also means 'belly'. So, paunchiness is the state of having a rounded, sticking-out belly.