'Portliness' definitions:
Definition of 'Portliness'
From: GCIDE
- Portliness \Port"li*ness\, n.
- 1. The quality or state of being portly; dignity of mien or of personal appearance; stateliness. [1913 Webster]
- Such pride is praise; such portliness is honor. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Bulkiness; corpulence. [1913 Webster]