buxom

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈbʌksəm/ UK /ˈbʌksəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
plump, full-figured, and healthy-looking, especially of a woman

A buxom landlady greeted them at the inn door.

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Synonyms

1 adj · plump, full-figured, and... plump curvaceousfull-figuredshapely voluptuousbustycomely

Opposites

slender slim scrawny flat

Word family

Derived forms buxomness

Etymology

From Middle English buxsum ('obedient, pliant'), from Old English buhsum, from bugan ('to bend, bow') + -sum (-some). The meaning shifted from 'compliant' to 'lively, healthy' to 'plump and full-bosomed'.

buhsum Old English bugan Old English

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# buxom

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈbʌksəm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbʌksəm/

## Meanings
1. plump, full-figured, and healthy-looking, especially of a woman

## Examples
- A buxom landlady greeted them at the inn door.

## Synonyms
- plump
- curvaceous
- full-figured
- shapely
- voluptuous
- busty
- comely

## Antonyms
- slender
- slim
- scrawny
- flat

## Derived Forms
- buxomness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: buhsum
- Root: bugan

## Etymology
From Middle English buxsum ('obedient, pliant'), from Old English buhsum, from bugan ('to bend, bow') + -sum (-some). The meaning shifted from 'compliant' to 'lively, healthy' to 'plump and full-bosomed'.

## AI Etymology
Buxom is from Middle English buxsum ('obedient, pliant'), from Old English buhsum, from bugan ('to bend, bow') + -sum (-some). The meaning shifted from 'compliant' to 'lively, healthy' to 'plump and full-bosomed'. In present-day use, it means plump, full-figured, and healthy-looking, especially of a woman. Derived formations include buxomness.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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