Synonyms for buxom
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Shapely — having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts
shapely, voluptuous, busty, curvaceous, curvy, well-endowed, full-figured, plump, chubby, chesty, fat, well-proportioned, big-breasted, well-stacked informal, stacked, pneumatic, round, full-throated, built, bosomy, zaftig informal US, sonsie
2. Winsome — full of health, vigour, and good temper
winsome, merry, jolly, healthy, bonnie, vigorous, gay, hearty, joyous, joyful, jocund, cheerful, blithe, mirthful, jovial, gleeful, lively, blithesome
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
- adj. 2
Full of health, vigour, and good temper.
- adj. 3
Physically flexible or unresisting.
- adj. 4
Morally pliant; obedient and easily yielding to pressure.
Related words
- Word family
- buxomly
Example sentences
- busty She's looking for a dress that suits busty women.
- voluptuous Layla turned into a voluptuous teenager.
- shapely My ideal woman is shapely, intelligent and a polyglot.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| buxom | rising | |
| busty | rising | |
| voluptuous | rising | |
| shapely | rising | |
| curvaceous | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- gay1, fat1
- 5 letters
- round1, built1, merry2, jolly2, plump1, busty2, curvy2
- 6 letters
- lively2, bonnie2, chubby2, hearty2, joyful2, joyous2, docile2, jovial3, blithe1, pliant2, chesty, bosomy, jocund, zaftig2
- 7 letters
- healthy2, plastic2, stacked1, shapely2, pliable3, winsome2, gleeful2
- 8 letters
- flexible3, cheerful2, vigorous3, mirthful, tractile
- 9 letters
- compliant3, pneumatic3, malleable4, tractable3
- 10 letters
- voluptuous4, curvaceous, blithesome
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (merry2 = 2 syllables).