buxom

[buhk-suhm]

adjective

1. (of a woman) full-bosomed.

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

buxom

/ ˈbʌksəm /

adjective

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

2. (of a woman) full-bosomed

Other Word Forms

• buxomly adverb
• buxomness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of buxom¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of buxom¹

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

Example Sentences

He also played down feminine curves, telling buxom models to wear a breast wrap for his fashion shows, and all models to resist the hip-swinging runway strut.

From Los Angeles Times

Of Mr. Pesce’s factory-made pieces, the most celebrated is an armchair shaped like a buxom fertility goddess attached by a wire to a ball-shaped ottoman.

From New York Times

She remembers people repeatedly warning her that she was Trump’s “type”: buxom and blond.

From Washington Post

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

To create Anderson’s buxom figure, Collins’ team made a chest cast of James then built molds to produce gel-filled silicone prosthetics that glued onto the body, extending past her clavicle.

From Los Angeles Times