- buxomness
- noun see buxom
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
buxomness
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Buxomness — Buxom Bux om, a. [OE. buxum, boxom, buhsum, pliable, obedient, AS. b[=o]csum, b[=u]hsum (akin to D. buigzaam blexible, G. biegsam); b[=u]gan to bow, bend + sum, E. some. See {Bow} to bend, and { some}.] 1. Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buxomness — See buxomly. * * * … Universalium
buxomness — noun The state or condition of being buxom … Wiktionary
buxomness — sb. == obedience. RG. 234, 318. AS. buhsomnes, from ‘bugan,’ to bow … Oldest English Words
buxomness — n. chubbiness, largeness (generally referring to a woman s bosom) … English contemporary dictionary
buxomness — bux·om·ness … English syllables
buxomness — noun the bodily property of being attractively plump and vigorous and (of women) full bosomed • Derivationally related forms: ↑buxom • Hypernyms: ↑plumpness, ↑embonpoint, ↑roundness … Useful english dictionary
buxom — adjective Etymology: Middle English buxsum, from Old English *būhsum; akin to Old English būgan to bend more at bow Date: 12th century 1. obsolete a. obedient, tractable b. offering little … New Collegiate Dictionary
buxom — buxomly, adv. buxomness, n. /buk seuhm/, adj. 1. (of a woman) full bosomed. 2. (of a woman) healthy, plump, cheerful, and lively. [1125 75; ME, earlier buhsum pliant, equiv. to OE buh (var. s. of bugan to BOW1) + sum SOME1] * * * … Universalium
buxom — [ bʌks(ə)m] adjective (of a woman) full figured with large breasts. Derivatives buxomness noun Origin ME (in the sense compliant , later lively and good tempered , influenced by the assoc. of plumpness with an easy going nature): from the stem of … English new terms dictionary
