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lumpishness

Meaning of "lumpishness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF LUMPISHNESS

ˈlʌmpɪʃnəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUMPISHNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lumpishness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LUMPISHNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lumpishness in the English dictionary

The definition of lumpishness in the dictionary is clumsiness or stupidity. Other definition of lumpishness is shapelessness.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LUMPISHNESS

apishness · bearishness · blimpishness · bluishness · boyishness · brackishness · bullishness · dampishness · dumpishness · Englishness · frumpishness · girlishness · greenishness · grumpishness · impishness · Jewishness · mopishness · reddishness · uppishness · waspishness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUMPISHNESS

lump sugar · lump sum · lumpectomies · lumpectomy · lumpen · lumpenly · lumpenproletariat · lumper · lumpfish · lumpier · lumpiest · lumpily · lumpiness · lumpingly · lumpish · lumpishly · lumpkin · lumpsucker · lumpy · lumpy jaw

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUMPISHNESS

Britishness · business · Caithness · childishness · foolishness · foppishness · freshness · harshness · highness · lushness · much of a muchness · rashness · richness · roughness · Royal Highness · selfishness · smoothness · stylishness · thoroughness · toughness · unselfishness

Synonyms and antonyms of lumpishness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lumpishness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUMPISHNESS

Find out the translation of lumpishness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of lumpishness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lumpishness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

lumpishness
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

lumpishness
570 millions of speakers
en

English

lumpishness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

lumpishness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البلادة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

lumpishness
278 millions of speakers
pt

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lumpishness
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

lumpishness
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

lumpishness
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kelumpuhan
190 millions of speakers
de

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lumpishness
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

lumpishness
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

lumpishness
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Lumpishness
85 millions of speakers
vi

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lumpishness
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

lumpishness
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अतिक्रमण
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

lumpishness
70 millions of speakers
it

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lumpishness
65 millions of speakers
pl

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lumpishness
50 millions of speakers
uk

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lumpishness
40 millions of speakers
ro

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lumpishness
30 millions of speakers
el

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lumpishness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plomp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lumpishness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lumpishness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lumpishness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUMPISHNESS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of lumpishness
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lumpishness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUMPISHNESS»

Discover the use of lumpishness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lumpishness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Beyond Superstructuralism
If the world offers no natural 'lumpishness' for our words to latch onto, then it is only by artificial dividing-lines that meanings can be prevented from running incontinently into one another. (The Poststructuralists encourage incontinence, ...
Richard Harland, 2003
2
The Architectural Magazine, and Journal of Improvement in ...
These, and other odd architectural antics, contrast strangely with the ponderous lumpishness of the whole mass ; and yet they also seem to assort with it well enough ; for lumpishness of character by no means insures sedateness, but its freaks ...
‎1836
3
The Architectural Magazine
These, and other odd architectural antics, contrast strangely with the ponderous lumpishness of the whole mass ; and yet they also seem to assort with it well enough ; for lumpishness of character by no means insures sedateness, but its freaks ...
John Claudius Loudon, 1836
4
Reports of the Society for the Study of Disease in Children
In a girl, aged 3 years, the abdomen was lumpish, and this lumpishness extended on the right side to the inguinal region. The uterus was normal. The right Fallopian tube was the size of a penholder, and it could be traced into a thickened and ...
Society for the Study of Disease in Children, 1902
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The History of Mauritius: Or the Isle of France, and the ...
motions, to the inactivity of the mass, and render its lumpishness more disgusting, by forcing upon the observation' that it is iilbtiitdt. "-it This bird is no longer found' in the Isle of 'Fra'nce, Enos' idtliose of Bourbon, Rodriguez, and Sechelles.
Grant (viscount de Vaux, Charles), 1801
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The Commentaries of Caesar
They were incommoded too by the weight and lumpishness of their vessels, which' being built in haste, of unseasoned timber,.were not so ready attacking about. But when 'an opportunity ofi'ered of coming to close fight, they would boldly get ...
Julius Caesar, William Duncan, 1815
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Chantry House
... living over the border of Hillside, he had a family of relations at Earlscombe, and for a time lodged with his grandmother there. When his shyness and lumpishness gave way, he proved so bright that Emily undertook to carry on his education.
Charlotte M. Yonge, M Yonge Charlotte, 2009
8
The Barefoot Shoemaker: Capitalizing on the New Russia
Tyranny has created paradoxes of every nature in my country: labor shortages and high unemployment, heartbreaking poverty and fabulous natural wealth, entrepreneurial ingenuity and bureaucratic lumpishness. We became a nation of  ...
Vladimir Lʹvovich Kvint, 1993
9
Giving Offense: Essays on Censorship
... is typically figured via metaphors of devouring, digestion, and defecation. Detribalized, "cultureless" Africans constitute an undifferentiated mass in two senses: mere amorphous lumpishness, but also post-tribal, pre-political clotting-  ...
J. M. Coetzee, 1996
10
UGLY FEELINGS
(RS, 189) The very first poem in the “Genghis Chan” series thus ends by per- petuating a confusion between human subjects and inhuman objects: Is the last line foregrounding the lumpishness of the speaker, or the speakerliness of lumps ?
Sianne NGAI, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUMPISHNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lumpishness is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Real Reason There Are No Female Minions | moviepilot.com
That demands a certain kind of lumpishness, simplicity, naivety-- and yes, all out stupidity. Minions take over. Females, at least in Coffin's view ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
2
Galway Kinnell, Plain-Spoken Poet, Is Dead at 87
lumpishness, hint of slime, and unusual willingness to. disintegrate, oatmeal must never be eaten alone. Serious or droll, Mr. Kinnell was an ... «New York Times, Oct 14»
3
To The Wonder review: Little to ponder and a lot to be desired
Such story as it has concerns a blank-faced American (Ben Affleck reverting to useless lumpishness) bringing a lively, beautiful French girl ... «Daily Mail, Feb 13»
4
Daniel Auteuil remakes 'The Well-Digger's Daughter'
Merad does a fine job letting Felipe's geniality shine through his lumpishness. Even so, 40 million Frenchmen can tell you which guy Patricia ... «Boston.com, Jul 12»
5
The Bachelor Watch: Fishing For Love
... able or willing to uphold even the most inane Bachelor-level conversation, especially when you add Ben's natural lumpishness into the mix. «TIME, Jan 12»
6
Are you getting your oats?: How to make perfect porridge
He imagines that fellow poet John Keats has joined him at the table because "due to its glutinous texture, gluey lumpishness, hint of slime,/and ... «Independent, Oct 10»
7
Louise Bourgeois: 'Shocking, bruising, ghoulish and erotic'
She picked us apart, bit by bit, and then sewed us back together again, with an ungainly lumpishness. She never held up the idea of the human ... «Independent, Jun 10»
8
New on DVD: 'Monsoon Wedding,' 'Transformers: Revenge of the …
... to some of the other casting, starting with the leading-man lumpishness of Rupert Friend as the title youth from Colette's 1920 source novel. «USA Today, Oct 09»
9
A School of Dolphins by Charles Avery: review
Their sleek presence, effortlessly at home in their element, appears to mock our earthbound lumpishness. Little wonder they were transformed ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 09»
10
Arts & Entertainment : Film Review
The good news is that if you can ignore Fraser and his trademark lumpishness, Inkheart (adapted by playwright David Lindsay-Abaire and ... «Washington City Paper, Jan 09»
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