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Meaning of "bouffant" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOUFFANT

From French, from bouffer to puff up.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BOUFFANT

bouffant  [ˈbuːfɒŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOUFFANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bouffant can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BOUFFANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bouffant

Bouffant

A bouffant /buːˈfɒnt/ is a type of hairstyle characterized by hair raised high on the head and hanging down on the sides.

Definition of bouffant in the English dictionary

The first definition of bouffant in the dictionary is having extra height and width through back-combing; puffed out. Other definition of bouffant is puffed out. Bouffant is also a bouffant hair style.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOUFFANT


Haiphong
ˈhaɪˈfɒŋ
packfong
ˈpækfɒŋ
underfong
ˌʌndəˈfɒŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOUFFANT

boubou
bouche
Boucher
Boucicault
bouderie
Boudicca
boudin
boudoir
boudoir grand
bouffe
Bougainville
bougainvillea
bouge
bouget
bough
boughless
boughpot
bought
boughten
bougie

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOUFFANT

assistant
cant
constant
consultant
elegant
enfant
giant
grant
important
infant
instant
irrelevant
meant
on the instant
pendant
plant
relevant
restaurant
significant
want

Synonyms and antonyms of bouffant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bouffant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOUFFANT

Find out the translation of bouffant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bouffant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bouffant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蓬松
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bouffant
570 millions of speakers

English

bouffant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bouffant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منتفخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

начес
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bouffant
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bouffant
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bouffant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bouffant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

füllig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フワフワヘア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불룩한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bouffant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bouffant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bouffant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बफेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kabarık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bouffant
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bouffant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

начісування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bufant
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

bouffant
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bouffant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bouffant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bouffant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bouffant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOUFFANT»

The term «bouffant» is regularly used and occupies the 81.376 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of bouffant
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOUFFANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bouffant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bouffant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bouffant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOUFFANT»

Discover the use of bouffant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bouffant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Big Bouffant
Fed up with the unbearably dull hairstyles of her classmates, Annabelle wrangles her hair into a giant bouffant hairdo to be different--until her new style becomes the trend to follow!
Kate Hosford, 2011
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The Passionate Epicure: La Vie Et la Passion de ...
In the classic French novel The Passionate Epicure, Marcel Rouff introduces Dodin-Bouffant, a character based loosely on Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, an infamous bachelor and epicure dedicated to the high arts: the art of food and the art of ...
Marcel Rouff, 2002
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Encyclopedia of Hair: A Cultural History
Perhaps the most famous American woman to wear a bouffant hairstyle was First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Her hairstylist was Kenneth Battelle, who operated a prestigious salon in New York City. Mrs. Kennedys everyday bouffant style was ...
Victoria Sherrow, 2006
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Veiled in Beauty
HOW TO MAKE A BOUFFANT VEIL 1. Measure from the point of attachment on the headpiece plus 2" (5 cm) for construction allowance; add 12" (3O.5 cm) for the bouffant effect, and cut the illusion to the total length. 2. Round the lower corners ...
Creative Publishing International Creative Publishing International
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The Girl with the Golden Bouffant: An Original Jane Bond Parody
Another hilarious Bond parody in the shape of THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN BOUFFANT.
Mabel Maney, 2004
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Girlhood in America: An Encyclopedia
The next dramatic change in hairstyles began with the advent of home hair coloring and the introduction of the bouffant hairdo, an elaborate style in which large quantities of hair were backcombed or teased and frozen into place with aerosol ...
Miriam Forman-Brunell, 2001
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1960S Hair: Hairstyles for Bouffant Babes and Swingin Chicks
From towering beehives and bouffants to Twiggy, mods, and the British Invasion, this thorough and entertaining guide to the hairstyles of the 1960s is practical and informative.
Daniela Turudich, 2003
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French Food: On the Table, on the Page, and in French Culture
Dodin-Bouffant is despondent, for she has been the center of his life and the focus of his being. Her talent was her art of cooking, and her capacity as an individual woman is regularly subsumed, indeed sublimated, under her position as ...
Lawrence R. Schehr, Allen S. Weiss, 2001
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Bunny Yeager's Bouffant Beauties
Celebrity photographer and model Bunny Yeager shares pin-up girls sporting the glorious bouffants that were all the rage in the 1960s and '70s.
Bunny Yeager, 2009
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The American Beauty Industry Encyclopedia
Bernadette Wegenstein BOUFFANT Lacquered puffiness, usually on top of the head but sometimes also on the sides, to increase the hair's height and volume characterizes the bouffant hairstyle. The hairstyle's name comes from the French  ...
Julie A. Willett, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOUFFANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bouffant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Intruder in bouffant blonde wig disguise tried to demand money
POLICE are investigating reports that a woman in a “bouffant blonde wig” and sunglasses tried to force her way into a home and demand ... «The Northern Echo, Jul 15»
2
Kiernan Shipka Looks Megan Draper-Esque at Miu Miu's Fragrance …
With clompy platform heels, a slicked-back bouffant and soft eye makeup, Shipka bore a striking resemblance to a certain Megan Draper circa ... «Fashionista, Jul 15»
3
Mark Wright's new look!
Uploading a photo of his styled bouffant, he said, “Or you could just wack it all back !!” His new look caused quite a stir on Instagram, with one ... «New Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Lego Dimensions to Hit San Diego Comic Con with Peter Capaldi!
Doctor 12 – mad professor meets Pertwee bouffant – lovely mixture of old and new and he doesn't give a sh*t about product and perfect ... «Doctor Who UK Webzine, Jul 15»
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Queen's pretty in pink as Camilla's blushes are spared at Princess …
... a 1980s-inspired silk suit with a brocade embellished shawl collar and a matching wide-brimmed hat atop her usual bouffant "big-hair" style. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Theatre review: The Persistence of Type, Glasgow
On her retirement a few years later a new generation, the Lager Lovelies, came in her wake featuring ever-larger bouffant hairstyles in inverse ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
7
So long, Zojo
Remaining open are The Little Gym, Bouffant Salon, Kinex Fitness Studios, Subway and AT&T, as well as Milo's Restaurant, Monical's Pizza ... «Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, Jul 15»
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Film Review: 'Monk Comes Down the Mountain'
... either exquisitely lavish or head-scratchingly kooky, the latter including Qizi's goth-rock outfits and Daorong's Leningrad Cowboy bouffant. «Variety, Jul 15»
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Hats - a matter of fancy
Jackie Kennedy wore the pill box on the back of her full, bouffant hair style. It was in the 1960's that hairstyling became more important than wearing a hat and ... «Trinidad News, Jul 15»
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The Dapto Chaser | Apocalypse Theatre Company and Griffin …
Right on cue, Arnold enters the fray, no dapper dude in Dapto, pencil thin moustache, Botox browed, bouffant do, and a nip and tuck he went to ... «Australian Stage Online, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bouffant [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bouffant>. May 2024 ».
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