Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Puffed out; full and rounded: Describes hair or clothing that is styled to have a voluminous, rounded, and somewhat inflated appearance.

2. Noun:

   • A hairstyle characterized by fullness and height: Specifically refers to a woman's hairstyle where the hair is styled to stand out from the head in a rounded, puffy shape.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • She wore a bouffant gown to the ball, its skirt billowing around her.
  • The stylist created a bouffant effect with her hair for the vintage-themed party.

• Noun:

  • Her bouffant was perfectly coiffed, a signature look of the 1960s.
  • The actress sported an elegant bouffant on the red carpet.

Advanced Usage

• "bouffant sleeve": A type of sleeve that is very full and puffed out, often gathered at the shoulder or cuff.
  • The wedding dress featured delicate lace on its bouffant sleeves.

Variants and Related Words

• Bouffancy (noun, rare): The quality or state of being bouffant; fullness.
  • The bouffancy of the skirt was achieved with multiple layers of tulle.

Synonyms

• Adjective: puffy, full, voluminous, billowing, inflated.
• Noun: beehive (a specific, taller type of bouffant hairstyle), big hair.

Antonyms

• Adjective: flat, sleek, smooth, close-cropped.
• Noun: pixie cut, bob (as hairstyle types).

Adjective

1. being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing
   • a bouffant skirt

Noun

1. a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance