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plump

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈpɫəmp// UK //plˈʌmp// plump Archaic

adj. having a full, rounded shape in a way that looks healthy or attractive. You use this to describe people, fruit, or even pillows that look soft and well-filled.

adj. having a full, rounded shape; fleshy or well-filled. Often carries a positive or neutral connotation of health and softness, rather than being purely descriptive of weight.


SIMPLE

The baker sold plump, golden loaves of bread.

CONTEXTUAL

She picked several plump, ripe tomatoes from the garden to make a fresh salad for lunch.

COMPLEX

The cushions were so plump and inviting that the guests immediately felt at home in the sunlit drawing room.

Synonyms
Etymology 1

From Middle English plump, plompe, a borrowing from Middle Dutch plomp or Middle Low German plump. Cognate with Saterland Frisian plump (“plump”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English plumpen, akin to Middle Dutch plompen, Middle Low German plumpen, German plumpsen.

Etymology 3

From Middle English plump.

Usage

Typically used as a gradable adjective; can be modified by 'quite' or 'very'.

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