buxom

American  

[buhk-suhm] / ˈbʌk səm /

adjective

1. (of a woman) full-bosomed.

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

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buxom British  

/ ˈbʌksəm /

adjective

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

2. (of a woman) full-bosomed

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Other Word Forms

• buxomly adverb
• buxomness noun

Etymology

Origin of buxom

1125–75; Middle English, earlier buhsum pliant, equivalent to Old English būh (variant stem of būgan to bow ¹ ) + -sum -some ¹

Example Sentences

It had everything: mythical beasts, witches, wizards, talking cats, buxom trees, drunk skeletons – and all of it underscored by the dulcet harmonies of '70s light rock darlings, America.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2022

Spanish novelist Cervantes tells of gaunt, aging and bemused Don Quixote, portly Sancho and buxom Dulcinea.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2020

And there is action aplenty, including John Keene’s busy all-male chorus — some of whom are dressed as buxom, bearded servant women to great effect.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2019

By 1922, Strand was married to the beautiful, buxom, boisterous Rebecca — “Beck” — a daughter of Rachel Samuels, a Jewish opera singer, and Nate Salsbury, Buffalo Bill Cody’s partner in the Wild West show.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2019

Under her loose scrutiny I grew more buxom, and my brown skin smoothed and tight-pored, like pancakes fried on an unoiled skillet.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou