Noun: puffiness fú-fee-nus
- An abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
"The patient complained of puffiness in her ankle";
- swelling, lump
- Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
"The puffiness of his speech made many listeners cringe";
- ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness, inflation
Type of: enlargement, inelegance, symptom