"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, {{m|enm|boghsomnes}} boghsomnes, {{m|enm|buxumnesse}} buxumnesse, {{inh|en|ang|bōcsumnes}} Old English bōcsumnes, {{m|ang|būhsomnes|t=flexibility, pliableness, obedience, buxomness}} būhsomnes (“flexibility, pliableness, obedience, buxomness”), {{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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 35 35 30
  2. (obsolete) Obedience. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-buxomness-en-noun-9lQ-e80A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 35 35 30
  3. (now rare) Happiness, gaiety. Tags: archaic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-buxomness-en-noun-yiniYbzV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 35 35 30

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