plump

Full and soft

Plump describes something pleasantly rounded and full—neither thin nor fat, but soft and filled out: plump cheeks, a plump cushion, plump berries.

Applied to people, plump is gentler than fat, suggesting comfortable fullness.

To plump something is to make it fuller: She plumped the pillows.

To plump for a choice is to support it decisively.

body

chubby

Slightly plump, endearingly

fleshy · full-figured · stout · portly · tubby · curvy · shapely · voluptuous · zaftig · Rubenesque

fruit

ripe

Ready to eat

round · luscious · firm · mature · swollen · bursting · full · glossy · fresh · tender

cushioned

pillowy

Soft and cushioned

  • softYielding to touch
  • paddedFilled with soft material
  • squishySoft and easily compressed

puffy · stuffed · cushiony · springy · fluffy · downy · squashy · marshmallowy · yielding · bouncy

fatten

feed

Supply with sustenance

  • stuffUnspecified items collectively
  • gorgeDeep, narrow valley
  • nourishProvide sustenance to

fatten · overfeed · bulk · fill · engorge · swell · bloat · pad · puff · expand

fluff

fluff

Light, soft fibers

pat · smooth · freshen · adjust · redistribute · aerate · reshape · revive

Categories
Opposites
body fullness/roundness

plumpthin

Small in diameter

skinny · lean · slender · slim · gaunt

fullness/firmness of objects

plumpflat

Lacking vertical variation

deflated · shriveled · withered · sunken · wrinkled

directness of action

plumpindirectly

Via intermediate means

circuitously · hesitantly · tentatively · deviously · obliquely

Phrases
Family

plumped, plumping, plumps, plumpness, plumpish, plumper, plumpest, plumpers, plump down

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G