plumptitude

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plumptitude

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From plump + -itude with epenthetic -t-, after nouns ending in -ptitude such as aptitude and promptitude.

noun plumptitudes · plumpitude

  1. humorous, uncountable The quality or state of being plump. His own sister is happy to oblige his fondness for rich fare and both are cushion-rump'd, with Mr. Butterwerthe's posterior greatly resembling that of his own sister's in its plumptitude.
  2. countable, humorous, rare Something that is plump. At the close of the second act the Viennese dancers tripped upon the stage. These, as you know, are twenty or thirty children, apparently from five years old to ten, who dress and dance like full-grown dancing girls, and produce astonishing effects by their well-drilled combinations. They are curios

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@misc{plumptitude_2026,
  title = {plumptitude},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plumptitude},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}