n.
1. The quality or state of being portly; dignity of mien or of personal appearance; stateliness.
Such pride is praise; such portliness is honor.Spenser.
2. Bulkiness; corpulence.
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary:
Port·li·ness |
1. The quality or state of being portly; dignity of mien or of personal appearance; stateliness.
Such pride is praise; such portliness is honor.Spenser.
2. Bulkiness; corpulence.
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