adj
Meaning 1
Swollen or distended with fluid, as of erectile tissue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tumescent
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.
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Pronunciation
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US: /tuˈmɛsənt/
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US: /tjuˈmɛsənt/
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rhymes with -ɛsənt
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adj
Meaning 2
Inflated or overblown.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- hungry children with bloated stomachs
- he had a grossly distended stomach
- eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
- swollen hands
- tumescent tissue
- puffy tumid flesh
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: puffy, intumescent, tumid, turgid
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin tumēscēns (“swelling, bloating”).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: tumescent — swollen or distended with fluid
- German: anschwellend — swollen or distended with fluid
- Māori: uruumu — swollen or distended with fluid
- Portuguese: tumescente — swollen or distended with fluid
- Portuguese: intumescente — swollen or distended with fluid