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

links

Translations

derb

klobig

Mummel

patschert

plump

schwerfällig

täppisch

Teichrose

ungeschlacht

άτεχνος

άγαρμπος

endimanché

peu commode

poco maneggevole

poco opportuno

Pronounced as (IPA)

/plɔmp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: plompe

In summary

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