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tubbiness

tubbiness

6.5
A person or animal body shape that is round and slightly plump
  • noun
  • /ˈtʌbɪnɪs/
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  • You could see the tubbiness in her cheeks whenever she smiled.

Examples

  • His tubbiness never stopped him from joining in the soccer games with his friends.

  • The baby's tubbiness is adorable!

  • Regular exercise helped reduce the puppy’s tubbiness as he grew.

  • Her tubbiness made her look cute.

  • The baby's tubbiness is adorable and makes her look so cute.

  • You could see the tubbiness in her cheeks when she smiled widely.

  • Regular exercise helped reduce the puppy's tubbiness as he grew bigger.

Synonyms

chubbiness
vstubbiness
1 1.9

A soft, round body shape with a little extra weight

is the neutral rounded shape without the friendly tone
plumpness
vstubbiness
1 2.4

A soft, rounded fullness, like a kitten's body or a cheek

is a neutral term for rounded body shape without pleasant tone
fleshiness
vstubbiness
1 6.6

A soft, plump quality caused by extra fat or tissue

describes rounded shape without stressing extra fat amount
curvaceousness
vstubbiness
  • NSFW
1 7.9

The quality of having a rounded, curvy body often used to describe women

is about general roundness, not focused on attractiveness or gender
rolypoliness
vstubbiness
9.0

A plump, round look that makes something seem cute and easy to hug

is similar but neutral rather than endearing
embonpoint
vstubbiness
  • Archaic
9.9

A pleasantly rounded, slightly plump body shape

is the general neutral rounded body quality without formality
pudginess
vstubbiness
5.6

A state of being a little round and soft in the body

is broader, covering rounded shape without implying slight overweight
stoutness
vstubbiness
5.5

Having a fairly heavy, solid body

is about rounded and plump shape, not heavy solidity
bulginess
vstubbiness
8.4

A rounded part that sticks out from something

refers to rounded body shape without implying swelling or protrusion
paunchiness
vstubbiness
8.3

A belly that sticks out and looks large

covers whole body roundness rather than a belly-specific bulge
corpulency
vstubbiness
  • Formal
9.6

Being very fat or much heavier than is healthy

is milder, referring to plump rounded shape not extreme fatness

Antonyms

1 2.7

Being thin in a way that looks attractive

How Plump

obesity
146 3.9
fatness
6 1.0
tubbiness
6.5

Surface Forms

tubbiness singular
tubbinesses plural

Morphology

tubbiness = tubby (transparent) = tub + y + ness

Formed from the adjective 'tubby' with the productive nominalizer '-ness', yielding the state or quality of being tubby.

Etymology

The word tubbiness comes from the simple word tub, meaning a 'round' container, and the ending -ness makes it 'the state of being'. So, think of a small tub: someone with tubbiness is a bit round or plump like that, which is why the word means being rounded in shape.