puffy
Like marshmallow clouds
Puffy describes something swollen, inflated, or puffed up with air.
Eyes get puffy from crying or lack of sleep.
A puffy jacket is quilted and filled with insulating material.
Puffy clouds look soft and rounded.
Puffy sleeves billow out from the shoulder.
The word suggests temporary inflation rather than permanent bulk.
Made softer or gentler
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- downyHaving soft, fine texture
- quiltedStitched through layered fabric
- pillowySoft and cushioned
padded · spongy · marshmallow · springy · squashy · stuffed · bolster · duvet
Pathological tissue puffiness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- bloatedSwelled from excess
- distendedSwollen from pressure within
- engorgedSwollen from excess filling
inflamed · swelling · water retention · allergic · irritated · tender · congested · bags
Swelling in soft waves
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- featheryLight and soft-textured
floaty · buoyant · light · wafting · vaporous · diaphanous · frothy · weightless
Extremely endearing
- cuddlyPleasantly huggable
- chubbySlightly plump, endearingly
- kawaiiJapanese term for adorable
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
charming · cherubic · plump · squishy · cheeks · baby · dumpling · chipmunk
cushioned
Made softer or gentler
pillowy · padded · spongy · marshmallow · springy · squashy · stuffed · bolster · duvet · comforter
edema
Pathological tissue puffiness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- bloatedSwelled from excess
- distendedSwollen from pressure within
engorged · inflamed · swelling · water retention · allergic · irritated · tender · congested · bags · red
billowy
Swelling in soft waves
feathery · floaty · buoyant · light · wafting · vaporous · diaphanous · frothy · weightless · delicate
adorable
Extremely endearing
whimsical · charming · cherubic · plump · squishy · cheeks · baby · dumpling · chipmunk · round
bouffant
Voluminous teased hairstyle
- poofySwollen with air
- ballooningSwelling or aerial drifting
- oversizedExceeding typical dimensions
full · ample · gathered · ruffled · crinoline · tulle · petticoat · sleeve · skirt · ball gown
balloon
Inflatable rubber sac
pump · billow · aerate · distend · pressurized · filled · swell · dirigible · bounce · rubber
puffyflat
Lacking vertical variation
deflated · compressed · collapsed · shrunken · sunken
- huffs and puffsBreathes hard from effort
- cream puffsFilled choux shell desserts
- puff upInflate or swell
- puffed upInflated or conceited
- huffing and puffingLabored, noisy respiration
- cheese puffsBaked cornmeal snack, dusted
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