"buxomness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle English buxomnesse, boghsomnes, buxumnesse, from Old English bōcsumnes, būhsomnes (“flexibility, pliableness, obedience, buxomness”), equivalent to buxom + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|buxomnesse}} Middle English buxomnesse, {{inh|en|ang|bōcsumnes}} Old English bōcsumnes, {{suf|en|buxom|ness}} buxom + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} buxomness (uncountable)
  1. Voluptuousness. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-buxomness-en-noun-Vz05syPU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 2 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 92 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 2 2
  2. (obsolete) Obedience. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-buxomness-en-noun-9lQ-e80A
  3. (now rare) Happiness, gaiety. Tags: archaic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-buxomness-en-noun-yiniYbzV
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