plomp

Meaning

Adj

1. clumsy, oafish
2. blunt, coarse

Noun

name of various aquatic plant species of water lily family

Intj

Representing the sound of a heavy falling object hitting a liquid; splash

Noun

1. (masculine) the sound of a heavy falling object hitting a liquid; splash
2. (masculine) any small, standing body of water; puddle, pool
3. (dialectal,masculine) a kind of fishing stick used to frighten the fish to keep them together when fishing with a seine

Concepts

awkward

bulky

chunky

clumsy

cumbersome

footless

ham-fisted

heavy

hulking

klutzy

oaf

problematic

squat

water lily

clodpolish

Synonyms

log

onhandig

bot

lomp

onbeleefd

knollig

gezet

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/plɔmp/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch plomp, of unknown origin, perhaps onomatopoetic with influence from lomp (“coarse, rude; dumb”).