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Portliness — Port li*ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being portly; dignity of mien or of personal appearance; stateliness. [1913 Webster] Such pride is praise; such portliness is honor. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Bulkiness; corpulence. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
portliness — portly ► ADJECTIVE (portlier, portliest) ▪ (especially of a man) rather fat. DERIVATIVES portliness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «stately or dignified»: from PORT(Cf. ↑port) in the archaic sense bearing … English terms dictionary
portliness — noun see portly … New Collegiate Dictionary
portliness — See portly. * * * … Universalium
portliness — noun The quality of being portly … Wiktionary
portliness — port·li·ness || pÉ”rtlɪnɪs / pÉ”Ët n. fatness, obesity; stateliness, state of having a pleasant appearance; stoutness … English contemporary dictionary
portliness — port·li·ness … English syllables
portliness — n ampleness, stoutness, roundness, plumpness, fatness, paunchiness, obesity, heaviness, fullness, dumpiness, tubbiness, chubbiness, fleshiness FORMAL corpulence, rotundity COLLOQ. beefiness … Useful english dictionary
portly — portliness, n. /pawrt lee, pohrt /, adj., portlier, portliest. 1. rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent. 2. Archaic. stately, dignified, or imposing. [1520 30; PORT5 (n.) + LY] * * * … Universalium
portly — adjective (portlier; est) Etymology: 3port Date: 15th century 1. dignified, stately 2. heavy or rotund of body ; stout • portliness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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