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OOMPH

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Dictionary entry overview: What does oomph mean?

• OOMPH (noun)
The noun OOMPH has 2 senses:

1. attractiveness to the opposite sex
2. the activeness of an energetic personality

Familiarity information: OOMPH used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• OOMPH (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Attractiveness to the opposite sex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

oomph; sex appeal; desirability; desirableness

Hypernyms ("oomph" is a kind of...):

attractiveness (a beauty that appeals to the senses)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oomph"):

sultriness (the quality of expressing or arousing desire)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The activeness of an energetic personality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

pizzaz; pizzazz; oomph; zing; dynamism

Hypernyms ("oomph" is a kind of...):

activeness; activity (the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically)

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