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SQUATNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of being short and broad
Synonyms:
squatness; stubbiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("squatness" is a kind of...):
lowness (the quality of being low; lacking height)
Derivation:
squat (having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground)
squat (short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature)