buxomness

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/ˈbʌksəmnəs/

noun

Voluptuousness, shapeliness.

OriginMiddle English buxomnesse →
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Meanings

nounbuxomness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableVoluptuousness, shapeliness.
  2. obsoleteuncountableObedience.
  3. archaicuncountableHappiness, gaiety.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbuxomnesse
  2. Englishbuxomness

Inherited from Middle English buxomnesse, buxumnesse (“obedience, meekness, benevolence”); by surface analysis, buxom + ness.

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APA

buxomness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buxomness

MLA

“buxomness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buxomness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buxomness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buxomness.

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