Antonyms for plump


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pluhmp
Phonetic Transcription : plÊŒmp


Definition of plump

Origin :
  • late 15c., "blunt, dull" (in manners), from Dutch plomp "blunt, thick, massive, stumpy," probably related to plompen "fall or drop heavily" (see plump (v.)). Meaning "fleshy, of rounded form" is from 1540s in English. Danish and Swedish plump "rude, coarse, clumsy" are from the Low German word and represent a different sense development.
  • adj chubby, fat
Example sentences :
  • Her hair, which hung about her plump shoulders, was a lovely golden brown.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • It was a plump hand, with deep dimples and firm, short fingers.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • She looked healthy, spoke kindly; her hands were plump and her fingers long.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Montigny had been an actor, and was plump and good-humoured.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • As soon as I judged her safe in bed, I dropped the rat with a plump.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • He was a small, plump man and his face was always red and perspiring.
  • Extract from : « The Second Voice » by Mann Rubin
  • The plump, dark woman who had opened the door smiled and retreated.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • However, she was nearly as tall as Silvere, plump and full of life.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • She was so handsome and plump and round that it did him good to look at her.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • And the girl stooped and patted the pig's plump belly, saying: 'Eh!
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for plump

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