noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ʊmf/
/umf/
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rhymes with -ʊmf
rhymes with -uːmf
CMU ARPABET:UW1 M F
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
Examples
Use a mild cleanser, but pick something with enough oomph to do the job.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Sex appeal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A bassy grunting or thudding sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To produce a bassy grunting or thudding sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the activeness of an energetic personality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dynamism, pizzazz, pizzaz, zing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: activeness, activity
6
noun
Meaning 6
attractiveness to the opposite sex
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sex appeal, desirability, desirableness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attractiveness
Narrower terms: sultriness
History
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
oemf
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Chinese Mandarin:
精力
(jīnglì)
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Chinese Mandarin:
气质
(qìzhì)
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Chinese Mandarin:
力气
(lìqi)
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Dutch:
animo
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Dutch:
geestdrift
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Dutch:
vitaliteit
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Finnish:
puhti
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
German:
Pep
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
German:
Schwung
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
German:
Schneid
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
German:
Schmackes
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Polish:
energia
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Polish:
ikra
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Polish:
siła
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Russian:
сила
(sila)
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Russian:
усилие
(usilije)
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Russian:
напряжение
(naprjaženije)
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Spanish:
garra
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Spanish:
marcha
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Spanish:
mosh
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Spanish:
punche
— strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout
Dutch:
aantrekkingskracht
— sex appeal
Dutch:
sex-appeal
— sex appeal
German:
Feuer
— sex appeal
German:
Ausstrahlung
— sex appeal
Polish:
seksapil
— sex appeal
German:
Bums
— a bassy grunting or thudding sound
German:
Stampfen
— a bassy grunting or thudding sound
Polish:
burknięcie
— a bassy grunting or thudding sound
Polish:
chrząknięcie
— a bassy grunting or thudding sound
