dumpiness

Short and stout

Dumpiness is the quality of being dumpy—short and stout in a way that suggests ungainliness.

The word applies to people, buildings, or furniture that appear squat and lacking in elegance: the dumpiness of the old cottage, She worried about the dumpiness of her figure in that dress.

physique

plumpness

Condition of being full-figured

stockiness · squatness · rotundity · portliness · tubbiness · thickness · compactness · heavyset · roundness · fleshiness

appearance

frumpiness

Lack of stylish appearance

unstylish · slovenliness · dishevelment · sloppiness · homely · plain · drab · baggy · ill-fitting · rumpled

posture

slouching

Poor postural alignment

sagging · drooping · roundedness · compressed · low-slung · squat · crouching

Opposites
body shape/physique

dumpinessslenderness

Narrow, slight quality

thinness · leanness · slimness · lankiness · svelteness

aesthetic elegance

dumpinesselegance

Refined, graceful quality

gracefulness · sleekness · poise · refinement · stylishness

Family

dumps, dumpling, dumpy, dumplings, dumper, dumpier, dumpiest

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G