paunchiness

English

Etymology

paunchy +‎ -ness

Noun

paunchiness (uncountable)

1. The state or condition of being paunchy.
   • 2007 May 6, William Safire, “Halfway Humanity”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     That’s because the noun, by virtue of its use as a hyphenated compound adjective in middle-age spread, creates nail-nibbling self-doubt amid visions of muffin-top midriffs and the realization that paunchiness precludes raunchiness.