plumpness

plumpness
Ⅰ.
plump [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) full and rounded in shape. 2) rather fat.
► VERB (plump up) ▪ make or become full and round.
DERIVATIVES plumpish adjective plumpness noun.
ORIGIN originally in the sense «blunt, forthright»: related to Dutch plomp, Low German plump 'blunt, obtuse' .
Ⅱ.
plump [2] ► VERB 1) set or sit down heavily or unceremoniously. 2) (plump for) decide in favour of (one of two or more possibilities).
► ADVERB informal ▪ with a sudden or heavy fall.
ORIGIN probably imitative.

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