Definitions for bouffantbuˈfɑnt, ˈbu fɑnt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bouf•fantbuˈfɑnt, ˈbu fɑnt(adj.)
puffed out; full:
a bouffant skirt.
Category: Clothing
(n.)a woman's hairstyle in which the hair is teased to give an overall puffed-out appearance.
Category: Clothing
Origin of bouffant:
1875–80; < F: lit., swelling
Princeton's WordNet
bouffant(adj)
a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance
bouffant, puffy(adj)
being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing
"a bouffant skirt"
Wiktionary
bouffant(Noun)
A popular hairstyle in the mid-to-late 16th century, nowadays common with poodles.
bouffant(Adjective)
Of 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.
Origin: from ; present participle of bouffer, to puff
Translations for bouffant
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- los, wydAfrikaans
- فَضفاض، مُنْتَفِخArabic
- провисналBulgarian
- largoPortuguese (BR)
- volný, pytlovitýCzech
- ausgebeultGerman
- løstsiddendeDanish
- φαρδύςGreek
- que hace bolsa, holgadoSpanish
- kottisEstonian
- گل و گشاد؛ پف کردهFarsi
- löysäFinnish
- bouffantFrench
- רָפוּיHebrew
- ढीला-ढालाHindi
- vrećastCroatian
- lötyögősHungarian
- menggembungIndonesian
- víður, pokalegurIcelandic
- gonfioItalian
- だぶだぶのJapanese
- 자루 같은Korean
- kaip maišas, apdribęsLithuanian
- maisveidīgs (par apģērbu)Latvian
- longgarMalay
- wijdDutch
- vid, løstsittendeNorwegian
- workowatyPolish
- گل و گشاد؛ پف کردهPersian
- لكه بنۍ، پړسيدلىPashto
- largoPortuguese
- bufantRomanian
- мешковатыйRussian
- vrecovitýSlovak
- širok, hlamudravSlovenian
- vrećastSerbian
- säckig, påsigSwedish
- โป่งหรือพองเหมือนถุงThai
- torba gibi, sarkıkTurkish
- 寬鬆如袋的Chinese (Trad.)
- мішкуватийUkrainian
- ڈھیلا ڈھالا ، پُھولا ہواUrdu
- rộng thùng thìnhVietnamese
- 膨胀如袋的Chinese (Simp.)
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