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- [buhk-suh m]
- /ˈbʌk səm/
- /ˈbʌk.səm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhk-suh m]
- /ˈbʌk səm/
Definitions of buxom word
- adjective buxom If you describe a woman as buxom, you mean that she looks healthy and attractive and has a rounded body and big breasts. 3
- adjective buxom (esp of a woman) healthily plump, attractive, and vigorous 3
- adjective buxom (of a woman) full-bosomed 3
- adjective buxom obedient 3
- adjective buxom flexible; pliant 3
- adjective buxom healthy, comely, plump, jolly, etc. 3
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Origin of buxom
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English, earlier buhsum pliant, equivalent to Old English būh (variant stem of būgan to bow1) + -sum -some1
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Parts of speech for Buxom
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
buxom popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% 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".
buxom usage trend in Literature
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adj buxom
- ample — If there is an ample amount of something, there is enough of it and usually some extra.
- built — Built is the past tense and past participle of build.
- chubby — A chubby person is rather fat.
- comely — A comely woman is attractive.
- curvaceous — If someone describes a woman as curvaceous, they think she is attractive because of the curves of her body.
Antonyms for buxom
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