Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Flatulence \Flat"u*lence\, Flatlency \Flat"*len*cy\, n. [Cf. F.
   flatulence.]
   The state or quality of being flatulent.

Source : WordNet®

flatulence
     n 1: a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: {flatulency},
           {gas}]
     2: pompously embellished language [syn: {turgidity}, {turgidness}]