puffiness
むくみ
解説 Definition
むくみ；膨らみ。腫脹。
Puffiness is a slightly swollen, soft appearance, especially in the face, eyes, or skin. It is often caused by tiredness, illness, crying, or too much salt. The word is common in health, beauty, and everyday descriptions of appearance.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず base の puff を確実に押さえると覚えやすいです。puff は息でふっとふくらむ感じ、puffy は「ふくらんでぼってりした」、そこに -ness が付いて「その状態」なので puffiness は「腫れぼったさ・むくみ」。特に under-eye puffiness, facial puffiness のように顔まわりでよく見ます。pain や inflammation の強い「腫れ」なら swelling のほうが広く、puffiness は水分や疲れで見た目がふわっとむくむ感じ、と区別すると定着します。
Start with `puff`: something becomes a little swollen or blown up. Then `puffy` means looking swollen, and `-ness` makes it the condition, so `puffiness` is the state of looking puffy. It often appears in phrases like `under-eye puffiness`, which helps separate it from the broader word `swelling`.
例文
Puffiness around the eyes indicates fatigue.
眼周囲のむくみは疲労を示す。
Reducing puffiness requires proper hydration.
むくみを軽減するには適切な水分補給が必要です。
Morning puffiness often subsides after exercise.
朝のむくみはしばしば運動後に減少する。
puffiness の類義語・関連語
puffiness の語源・成り立ち Etymology
puffiness は puff「ぷっとふくらむ」＋ -y「〜っぽい」＋ -ness「状態」でできた語です。puff は古英語系の擬音的な語で、空気や息でふくらむ感覚から、「腫れぼったさ」「むくみ」という意味へ発展したと考えるとわかりやすいです。関連語は puffy, puff。
Puffiness is built from puff, puffy, and the noun ending -ness. Puff is an old Germanic and probably sound-based English word that copied the feeling of blowing air or swelling out. From that image of something blown up, the word developed the idea of a swollen or bloated state. Related words include puff and puffy.
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