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buxomness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbʌksəmnəs/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Voluptuousness, shapeliness.
  2. (obsolete, uncountable) Obedience.
  3. (archaic, uncountable) Happiness, gaiety.