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- [buhf]
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- /bʌf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhf]
- /bʌf/
Definitions of buff word
- colour buff Something that is buff is pale brown in colour. 3
- countable noun buff You use buff to describe someone who knows a lot about a particular subject. For example, if you describe someone as a film buff, you mean that they know a lot about films. 3
- verb buff If you buff the surface of something, for example your car or your shoes, you rub it with a piece of soft material in order to make it shine. 3
- noun buff a soft thick flexible undyed leather made chiefly from the skins of buffalo, oxen, and elk 3
- noun buff (as modifier) 3
- noun buff a dull yellow or yellowish-brown colour 3
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Origin of buff
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; 1900-05 for def 4; earlier buffe wild ox, back formation from buffle < Middle French < Late Latin būfalus; see buffalo; (def 4) originally a person enthusiastic about firefighting and firefighters, allegedly after the buff uniforms once worn by volunteer firefighters in New York City
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Parts of speech for Buff
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
buff popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
buff usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for buff
adj buff
- lemon — the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- straw — a single stalk or stem, especially of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley.
- nude — naked or unclothed, as a person or the body.
- ecru — very light brown in color, as raw silk, unbleached linen, etc.
- bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
noun buff
- devotee — Someone who is a devotee of a subject or activity is very enthusiastic about it.
- connoisseur — A connoisseur is someone who knows a lot about the arts, food, drink, or some other subject.
- freak — a fleck or streak of color.
- aficionado — If someone is an aficionado of something, they like it and know a lot about it.
- lover — Samuel, 1797–1868, Irish novelist, painter, and songwriter.
verb buff
- shine — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
- rub — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- furbish — to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often followed by up): to furbish a run-down neighborhood; to furbish up one's command of a foreign language.
- gloss — an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
Antonyms for buff
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