- Obs.
- obedient
- flexible; pliant
- Archaic healthy, comely, plump, jolly, etc.
- having a full-bosomed figure: said of a woman
Origin of buxom
ME, humble, obedient from base of bouen, bow + -som, -some
adjective
The definition of buxom is a woman with large breasts.
An example of buxom is Marilyn Monroe.
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adjective
- a. Healthily plump and ample of figure: “A generation ago, fat babies were considered healthy and buxom actresses were popular, but society has since come to worship thinness” ( Robert A. Hamilton )b. Full-bosomed.
- Archaic Lively; vivacious.
- Obsolete Obedient; yielding; pliant.
Origin of buxom
Middle English obedient from Old English būhsum from būgan to bend, submit ; see bheug- in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
- bux′om·ly
adverb
- bux′om·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative buxomer or more buxom, superlative buxomest or most buxom)
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Sentence Examples
- Jayne Mansfield: Not to be confused with Marilyn Monroe, the 50's other buxom blonde who was all but a household name, Mansfield was even bigger and blonder than Monroe, but not quite A-list.
- Her weight fluctuated over the years and rumor has it she got as low as a size eight, but her size 16, curvy, buxom period coincided with the time of her greatest fame.
- The influence of old school tattoo flash on contemporary tattooists and aficionados dates back to times of war, debauchery, buxom temptresses and red-blooded men.
- This buxom lady carries herself with pride and grace, whether she's rapping about U-N-I-T-Y or launching the Curvation lingerie line for full-figured women.
- When people hear the term "female photography" most automatically think of nude or semi-nude images of buxom women striking seductive poses.
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