Plump Meaning
/plʌmp/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
adjSudden and without reservation; blunt; direct; downright.
Sentence Examples
I may be plump, but I'm vigorous.
It is said that Didon had for dinner ten plump turkeys' backs.
She's not fat – she's just a little plump.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The baby had rosy, ____ cheeks because she was very healthy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The baker chose the most ____ raisins from the jar to add to the Christmas cake mixture.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English plump, plompe, a borrowing from Middle Dutch plomp or Middle Low German plump. Cognate with Saterland Frisian plump (“plump”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The god of wine did his plump clusters bring."
— 1651, Thomas Carew, To my friend G. N. from Wrest:
"My ideal is to be idle and to love a plump girl."
— 2015, Anton Chekhov, The Life and Genius of Anton Chekhov: Letters, Diary, Reminiscences and Biography: Assorted Collection of Autobiographical Writings of the Renowned Russian Author and Playwright of Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, The Three Sisters and The Seagull, e-artnow, →ISBN:
"He was a plump little man and we had been walking uphill at a pace—set by him—far too rapid for his short legs. He breathed stertorously, and half the drops which glimmered on his rotund face were not rain but sweat."
— 1956, Delano Ames, chapter 23, in Crime out of Mind:
"We are averse to plump queries, but we are going to ask our readers a plain, simple question Did you ever see a paper y'clept "The Yankee Blade?""
— 1847, editorial staff, “The Yankee Blade”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 66:
"After the plump statement that the author was at Erceldoune and spake with Thomas."
— 1898, George Saintsbury, “XXXVII The Dullards That Men Are”, in A Short History of English Literature:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The baby had rosy, ____ cheeks because she was very healthy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The baker chose the most ____ raisins from the jar to add to the Christmas cake mixture.