buff
buff · buffer · buffest
Of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellowOf the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow.
/bʌf/
» I know Tom is a movie buff.
Meaning
3 sensesOf the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow.
of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather
(colloquial)Unusually muscular.
The bouncer was a big, buff dude with tattoos, a shaved head, and a serious scowl.
muskulös, durchtrainiert
(Multicultural London English, slang)Physically attractive.
attraktiv, gut aussehend
Examples
41 sentencesI know Tom is a movie buff.
Here's a question for you trivia buffs.
I didn't know Tom was a film buff.
I know that Tom is a movie buff.
I didn't know that Tom was a film buff.
Translations
5 languagesDeutsch
unusually muscular:
physically attractive:
Forms
buffer/more buff, buffest/most buffSynonyms
2 synonymsbuffedbuffed out
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form