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buffed

buff
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buhf]
    • /bʌf/
    • /bʌf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buhf]
    • /bʌf/

Definitions of buffed word

  • noun buffed Chiefly British Dialect. a blow; slap. 1
  • adjective buffed having the color of buff. 1
  • adjective buffed made of buff leather. 1
  • adjective buffed Slang. physically attractive; muscular. 1
  • verb with object buffed to reduce or deaden the force of; act as a buffer. 1
  • verb buffed simple past tense and past participle of buff. 0
See all 6 definitions of buffed

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Origin of buffed

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 Buffed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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buffed 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for buffed

adj buffed

  • couth — If you say that someone has couth, you mean that they have good manners and sophistication.
  • couther — known or acquainted with.

noun buffed

  • chromed — Chromium-plated.
  • nutted — a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.

adjective buffed

  • coppered — Simple past tense and past participle of copper.
  • finished — ended or completed.
  • hennaed — Dyed with henna.

verb buffed

  • furbished — 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.
  • waxed — Also called beeswax. a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models, casts, ointments, etc., and used by bees in constructing their honeycomb.
All 9 Synonyms of buffed

Related words

  • polished rice

    white rice polished or buffed by leather-covered cylinders during processing.
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