bouffant
bouffant · more bouffant · most bouffant
Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffyOf hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed out away from head or body.
UK/ˈbuːfɑ̃/US/buˈfɑːnt/
Meaning
1 sensesOf hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed out away from head or body.
Her bouffant suit made her seem much heavier than her petite figure actually was.
being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing
Origin
From French bouffant, from Middle French; present participle of bouffer (“to puff”). DoublFrom French bouffant, from Middle French; present participle of bouffer (“to puff”). Doublet of buffont.
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Forms
more bouffant, most bouffant| Comparative | more bouffant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most bouffant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing:puffy
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.