buxomness

English

noun

Definitions

Voluptuousness.
(obsolete) Obedience.
(now) Happiness, gaiety.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English buxomnesse inherited from Old English bōcsumnes suf from English buxom.

Origin

English

buxom

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Cognates and derived terms

bow English
buxom English
buxomly English
bōcsumnes Old English
būgan Old English
buxomnesse Middle English
buxum Middle English