turgidity
noun[U]
uk/tɜːˈdʒɪd.ə.ti/us/tɝːˈdʒɪd.ə.t̬i/turgiditynoun[U](BORING QUALITY)
formal
thefactof beingboringand tooserious:
Theproseoccasionallylapsesinto turgidity.
Reviews in thisjournaloftencommenton the turgidity of the writing of mostlinguists.
the state of being unhappy and uninterested
- boredomThere's nothing to do at the cabin - I might die of boredom.
- tediumFilming a televison show involves a fair bit of waiting and tedium behind the scenes.
- tediousnessI can't imagine the tediousness of cataloguing every single piece of writing in the archive.
- wearinessShe listened to his complaining with a growing sense of weariness.
- ennuiHis latest book was about suburban ennui and the middle-aged desire for something new.
- drearinessShe wanted to go to the big city and escape the dreariness of her rural, small-town life.
- Thischaptermayoweitscomparativeturgidity to thenecessityofdealingwith alargesubjectin asmallspace.
- His writing is notplaguedby the turgidity that so oftenseemsto be thenorminscholarlypapers.
Boredom, tedium and boring things
- banality
- blandness
- boredom
- bromide
- cabin fever
- commonplace
- ennui
- flatness
- frustration
- insipidness
- jejune
- screed
- snooze
- snoozefest
- sterility
- stodginess
- stuffiness
- the same old thingidiom
- treadmill
- yawn
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Lacking humour
turgiditynoun[U](SWOLLEN QUALITY)
medicalspecialized
thefactof beingswollenorfirm, usually because of beingfullofliquid:
紧涨度Water isessentialtomaintainthe turgidity ofcells.水分对维持细胞紧涨度有必要。
- Resin orsapcontributesto the turgidity oftrees.
- There is alossofskinturgidity.
- Thecellslosetheirturgidity and theporecloses.
Swellings & lumps
- acoustic neuroma
- adenoma hyperplastic nodules
- angioma
- angrily
- anti-tumour
- excrescence
- fibroid
- goitre
- granuloma
- haematoma
- inflame
- inflammatory
- leiomyoma
- lump
- protuberance
- puffy
- swelling
- swollen
- tumescent
- wen