Plump

/plʌmp/ adjective

Definition

having a full, rounded shape; pleasantly fat

Etymology

From Middle Dutch 'plomp' meaning blunt or dull, related to the idea of being rounded rather than sharp

Kelly Says

Plump is one of those words that sounds exactly like what it describes - round, soft, and satisfying, like a perfectly ripe peach!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሞላላ
ARالعربية
ممتلئ
BNবাংলা
মোটা
CACatalà
plet
CSČeština
drobný
DADansk
rund
DEDeutsch
mollig
ELΕλληνικά
παχύς
ESEspañol
regordete
FAفارسی
پُر
FISuomi
pyöreä
FRFrançais
dodu
GUGU
આછો
HAHA
koba
HEעברית
שמנמן
HIहिन्दी
मोटा
HUMagyar
telt
IDBahasa Indonesia
gemuk
IGIG
aru
ITItaliano
grasso
JA日本語
ふっくら
KKKK
түлік
KMKM
រឹង
KO한국어
통통한
MRMR
लठ्ठ
MSBahasa Melayu
gemuk
MYမြန်မာ
အဝသည့်
NLNederlands
mollig
NONorsk
rund
PAPA
ਮੋਟਾ
PLPolski
pełny
PTPortuguês
rechonchudo
RORomână
plin
RUРусский
пухлый
SVSvenska
rund
SWKiswahili
mbuvu
TAதமிழ்
குண்டான
TEతెలుగు
నిండిన
THไทย
อวบอ้วน
TLTL
mataba
TRTürkçe
dolgun
UKУкраїнська
пухкий
URاردو
موٹا
VITiếng Việt
mập mạp
YOYO
dada
ZH中文
丰满
ZUZU
inzima

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Plump has gendered valences: applied to women, often carries critical undertones about body/desirability; applied to men/objects, neutral or positive. This asymmetry reflects historical devaluation of female bodies.

Inclusive Usage

Use descriptively without judgment. When applied to people, match the tone you'd use across genders; avoid loaded qualifiers.

Inclusive Alternatives

["rounded","full","soft"]

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