English Explanatory Dictionary

buxomness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Voluptuousness, shapeliness.
Obedience.
Happiness, gaiety.

Pronunciation

/ˈbʌksəmnəs/

Word forms

buxomness

Etymology

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

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