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- [too-mes-uh nt, tyoo-]
- /tuˈmɛs ənt, tyu-/
- /tjuː.ˈmesnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [too-mes-uh nt, tyoo-]
- /tuˈmɛs ənt, tyu-/
Definitions of tumescent word
- adjective tumescent swelling; slightly tumid. 1
- adjective tumescent exhibiting or affected with many ideas or emotions; teeming. 1
- adjective tumescent pompous and pretentious, especially in the use of language; bombastic. 1
- adjective tumescent swollen, swelling 1
- adjective tumescent swollen or becoming swollen 0
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Origin of tumescent
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; < Latin tumēscent- (stem of tumēscēns, present participle of tumēscere to begin to swell), equivalent to tum(ēre) to swell + -ēscent- -escent
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Parts of speech for Tumescent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tumescent popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tumescent
adj tumescent
adjective tumescent
- euphuistic — Of or pertaining to euphuism.
- expanding — Present participle of expand.
- overestimated — Simple past tense and past participle of overestimate.
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