buxom
English
/ˈbʌksəm/
adj
Definitions
- (obsolete) Pliant, obedient, tractable (to) (i.e. easily moved or bent, morally).
- (obsolete) Submissive, humble, meek (as subsense of 4).
- (obsolete) Gracious, indulgent, favourable; obliging, amiable, courteous, affable, kindly (as subsense of 1).
- (obsolete) With infinitive: Easily moved, prone, ready (as subsense of 1).
- (obsolete) Flexible, pliant (arising from sense 1).
- (obsolete) Blithe, gladsome, bright, lively, gay (attested after 1).
- (dated) Cheerful, happy (possibly as subsense of 6).
- (dated) Full of health, vigour, and good temper; well-favoured, plump and comely, 'jolly', comfortable-looking (in person). (arising from sense 6).
- (of a woman) Having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts (as subsense of 8).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English buxum, ibucsum inherited from Old English bōcsum, *ǵebūhsum, būgan (bend, bow) affix from English bow (arch) affix from Old English būgan (bend, bow).
Origin
Old English
būgan
Gloss
bend, bow
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
弓
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- barebow English
- bow English
- bow ball English
- bow maker English
- bow window English
- bowable English
- bowbearer English
- bowbent English
- bowest English
- boweth English
- bowfin English
- bowfront English
- bowgrace English
- bowguard English
- bowhead English
- bowhunter English
- bowhunting English
- bowknot English
- bowleg English
- bowless English
- bowlike English
- bowmaking English
- bowman English
- bowmanship English
- bowpicker English
- bowrider English
- bowshot English
- bowsman English
- bowstave English
- bowstring English
- bowtie English
- bowwoman English
- bowyer English
- bucksome English
- buxomly English
- buxomness English
- crossbow English
- downbow English
- elbow English
- embow English
- facebow English
- footbow English
- hairbow English
- imbow English
- longbow English
- midbow English
- moonbow English
- mouthbow English
- outbow English
- overbow English
- oxbow English
- rainbow English
- saddle bow English
- saddlebow English
- shaft bow English
- shortbow English
- spray bow English
- stone bow English
- stonebow English
- sunbow English
- unbow English
- upbow English
- warbow English
- abbiegen German
- biegen German
- biegsam German
- geradebiegen German
- umbiegen German
- verbiegen German
- afbuigen Dutch, Flemish
- beugel Dutch, Flemish
- buigen Dutch, Flemish
- buiging Dutch, Flemish
- buigspier Dutch, Flemish
- buigzaam Dutch, Flemish
- buigzaamheid Dutch, Flemish
- neerbuigen Dutch, Flemish
- onbuigzaam Dutch, Flemish
- verbuigen Dutch, Flemish
- *beuganą Proto-Germanic
- ボウ Japanese
- *būhsum Old English
- *ǵebūhsum Old English
- abugan Old English
- bebugan Old English
- bōcsum Old English
- būgan Old English
- forbugan Old English
- frambugan Old English
- gebugan Old English
- oferbugan Old English
- onbugan Old English
- underbugan Old English
- bowe Middle English
- bowen Middle English
- buxomnesse Middle English
- buxum Middle English
- ibucsum Middle English
- โบ Thai
- boochsaem Middle Dutch
- bugen Middle Dutch
- buig Afrikaans
- biegen Middle High German
- bightsome Scots
- bow Scots
- bowsome Scots
- bowsum sco-osc
- bow
- unbow
- imbow
- oxbow
- upbow
- embow
- elbow
- warbow
- bowfin
- bowtie
- boweth
- bowyer
- bowest
- outbow
- sunbow
- bowleg
- midbow
- bowman
- barebow
- bowable
- bowlike
- buxomly
- bowsman
- overbow
- bowshot
- bowbent
- rainbow
- bowhead
- longbow
- moonbow
- bowless
- hairbow
- footbow
- downbow
- facebow
- bowknot
- bucksome
- bowwoman
- bowguard
- shortbow
- crossbow
- bow ball
- bowgrace
- stonebow
- bowstave
- bowfront
- bowrider
- mouthbow
- bow maker
- shaft bow
- bowbearer
- bowpicker
- bowmaking
- saddlebow
- bowstring
- stone bow
- bowhunter
- buxomness
- spray bow
- saddle bow
- bowmanship
- bowhunting
- bow window