Synonyms for turgidity
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Turgidness
2. Swelling
swelling, turgescence, inflation, bloating, distension, tumescence, intumescence, turgor, tumidity, swollenness, bloatedness
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or quality of being turgid.
Forms
- Plural
- turgidities → flatulences, swellings, turgescences, inflations…
Example sentences
- swelling You may have swelling, but don't worry about it.
- bombast Tom was full of bombast and pride until a dart flew straight into his forehead.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| turgidity | falling | |
| swelling | steady | |
| turgescence | falling | |
| bombast | steady | |
| grandiloquence | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- turgor
- 7 letters
- bombast2
- 8 letters
- swelling2, bloating2, tumidity
- 9 letters
- inflation3
- 10 letters
- flatulence, distension, tumescence, turgidness
- 11 letters
- turgescence, swollenness, bloatedness3
- 12 letters
- intumescence
- 14 letters
- grandiloquence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bombast2 = 2 syllables).