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Synonyms for turgidity


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tur-jid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɜr dʒɪd



Définition of turgidity

Origin :
  • 1610s, from Latin turgidus "swollen, inflated," from turgere "to swell," of unknown origin. Figurative use in reference to prose is from 1725. Related: Turgidly; turgidness.
  • noun bombast
Example sentences :
  • But the tendency to turgidity may proceed from debility alone.
  • Extract from : « Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson
  • Tympanī′tis, inflammation of the membrane of the ear; Tym′pany, any swelling, turgidity: tympanites.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) » by Various
  • What remains, is a species of pseudo-emotion which must be characterized as lachrymose hysteria or turgidity.
  • Extract from : « Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music » by Ferruccio Busoni
  • The serenity and calm of Plato and Aristotle are gone, and in their place we have turgidity and extravagance.
  • Extract from : « A Critical History of Greek Philosophy » by W. T. Stace
  • No one can for a moment doubt that her feelings are real, but neither can the turgidity and bombast of her language be denied.
  • Extract from : « Mary Wollstonecraft » by Elizabeth Robins Pennell
  • He paced the floor in impatience while Mr. Turgidity blew the clouds of dust from precedent after precedent.
  • Extract from : « The Young Man and the World » by Albert J. Beveridge
  • The turgidity and luxuriance of art gradually passed into tameness and poverty.
  • Extract from : « Beacon Lights of History, Volume III » by John Lord

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