tumidity

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tumidity

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From tumid + -ity, after Latin tumiditās.

noun tumidities

countable, uncountable The condition of being tumid; swollenness, distension. There is, however, one [passage] in No. 11, which is blown up into such tumidity, as to be truly ludicrous.
Similar: tumescence, turgescence, turgidity, turgor, bloatedness, bloating, distension, ectasia, ectasis, intumescence, inturgescence, nodosity

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@misc{tumidity_2026,
  title = {tumidity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tumidity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}