buxom

[ buhk-suh m ]

/ ˈbʌk səm /

adjective

(of a woman) full-bosomed.

(of a woman) healthy, plump, cheerful, and lively.

Origin of buxom

1125–75; Middle English, earlier buhsum pliant, equivalent to Old English būh (variant stem of būgan to bow¹) + -sum -some¹

OTHER WORDS FROM buxom

bux·om·ly, adverb bux·om·ness, noun

Words nearby buxom

butyrin, butyroid, butyrophenone, butyryl, butyryl group, buxom, buxtehude, buxton, buy, buy a pig in a poke, buy boat

Example sentences from the Web for buxom

Virtual Kim swans in every so often to dish out advice like a buxom fairy godmother.

Inside ‘Kim Kardashian: Hollywood’: The Reality Star’s Aspirational App and Vainest Project Yet |Frances McInnis |June 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She was also a buxom beauty, a kind of nineteenth century bombshell who loved to flirt.

Lincoln in Love |Jerome Charyn |February 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The sub-text: “The picture editor wants to see me dressed up like a buxom serving wench.”

Text And Sub-Text: Breaking The Secret Pippa Code |Tom Sykes |October 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
At one point, she almost lost out to buxom blond Natasha Henstridge.

What’s Behind Hollywood’s Asian Flirtation? China’s Box Office |Marlow Stern |August 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

But to some, the idea of a 6-year-old lending her image to a brand famous for provocative spreads and buxom models is inexcusable.

Too Young to Model: Anna Nicole Smith’s 6-Year-Old Modeling Spawn |Anna Klassen |November 28, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Antony muttered, and then glared angrily at 10 the spot the buxom gentleman had quitted.

An Idyll of All Fools' Day |Josephine Daskam Bacon
A tall thin lad and a buxom girl went into a cheap apartment building laughing gaily to themselves, and Roger thought of Laura.

His Family |Ernest Poole
But her aunt was a fair picture of a ship-master's widow; solid, comfortable and buxom.

Jack Tier or The Florida Reef |James Fenimore Cooper
The housekeeper, a buxom woman of fifty years, flushed and giggled alternately.

Kastle Krags |Absalom Martin
A buxom, tow-headed girl comes clattering into the courtyard, draws a pail of water and moves sinuously out.

The Wasted Generation |Owen Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for buxom

buxom

/ (ˈbʌksəm) /

adjective

(esp of a woman) healthily plump, attractive, and vigorous

(of a woman) full-bosomed

Derived forms of buxom

buxomly, adverb buxomness, noun

Word Origin for buxom

C12: buhsum compliant, pliant, from Old English būgan to bend, bow 1; related to Middle Dutch būchsam pliant, German biegsam

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