buxom

Other forms of buxom

comparative

buxommer·

superlative

buxommest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about buxom

What does buxom mean?

buxom means "(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in buxom?

buxom has 2 syllables: bux-om. The stress falls on "bux". In IPA it is /ˈbʌksəm/.

What is another word for buxom?

Close synonyms include bosomy, busty, curvaceous, curvy, full-bosomed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is buxom a common word?

buxom is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.