different between turgescent vs turgid

English

Adjective

turgescent (comparative more turgescent, superlative most turgescent)

1. Becoming turgid or swollen.

Synonyms

• tumescent
• tumid
• turgid

Derived terms

• turgescence

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin turgescens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ty?.??.s??/

Adjective

turgescent (feminine singular turgescente, masculine plural turgescents, feminine plural turgescentes)

1. turgescent

Related terms

• turgide

Further reading

• “turgescent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

turg?scent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of turg?sc?

Romanian

Etymology

From French turgescent

Adjective

turgescent m or n (feminine singular turgescent?, masculine plural turgescen?i, feminine and neuter plural turgescente)

1. turgescent

Declension

English

Etymology

From Latin turgidus (“swollen, inflated”), from turge? (“to swell”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t??d??d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t?d??d/

Adjective

turgid (comparative more turgid, superlative most turgid)

1. Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.

   Synonyms: bloated, distended, inflated, swelled, swollen, tumescent, tumid, turgescent
2. (of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.

   Synonyms: bombastic, grandiose, pompous

Related terms

• turgescence
• turgescent
• turgidity
• turgidness
• turgor

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