bosomed

Thân thiện

A full-bosomed woman in a flowing dress stands gracefully in a garden.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a bosom of a specified kind: Describes someone, typically a woman, who possesses breasts of a particular size or shape, as indicated by the preceding compound word.
   • Having something likened to a bosom: Describes an object or landscape that has a rounded, hollow, or nurturing form reminiscent of a human bosom.

Usage

• The word 'bosomed' is almost exclusively used in compound adjectives. It cannot stand alone to describe someone or something. The specific quality is defined by the word that precedes it (e.g., , , ).
• It is a literary or somewhat dated term.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The portrait depicted a full-bosomed woman in a velvet gown.
  • The poet wrote of the green-bosomed hills that cradled the valley.
  • In the classic novel, the heroine was often described as snowy-bosomed.

Advanced Usage

• "deep-bosomed": having a deep or full bosom.
  • She was a tall, deep-bosomed matriarch who commanded the room.
• "ample-bosomed": having a generously sized bosom.
  • The ample-bosomed statue was a symbol of fertility.

Variants and Related Words

• Bosom (noun): The chest of a human, especially a woman's breasts; also used figuratively for a place of warmth, shelter, or intimacy (e.g., ).
• Bosomy (adjective): Having a large or prominent bosom. This is a standalone adjective, unlike which requires a compound form.

Synonyms

• Buxom: (of a woman) plump, especially with large breasts. This is a more common standalone synonym.
• Curvaceous: Having a shapely figure with pronounced curves.

Antonyms

• Flat-chested: Having small or unnoticeable breasts.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a bosom as specified or having something likened to a bosom; usually used in compounds
   • full-bosomed women
   • the green-bosomed earth