Bouffant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæʃˈɪɹmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈabɪdʒhˌɛd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈabɪdʒhˌɛd/

2 syllables Say it as /kæʃˈɪɹmənt/.

Examples

a bouffant skirt

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

puffy

Parts of Speech

noun	a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance
adjective	being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing “a bouffant skirt”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

füllig

Frisur einer Frau, bei der das Haar bauschig aussieht

🇪🇸Spanish

abultado

Un peinado de mujer en el que el cabello da una apariencia hinchada.

🇮🇹Italian

vaporoso

un'acconciatura femminile in cui i capelli danno un aspetto gonfio

🇵🇹Portuguese

bufante

um penteado feminino em que o cabelo fica com uma aparência inchada

🇷🇺Russian

начес

женская прическа, при которой волосы кажутся пышными

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुलदस्ता

एक महिला का हेयरस्टाइल जिसमें बाल फूले हुए दिखते हैं

🇮🇳Tamil

பூப்பன்ட்

ஒரு பெண்ணின் சிகை அலங்காரம், அதில் முடி வீங்கிய தோற்றத்தை அளிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

బోఫంట్

జుట్టు ఉబ్బిన రూపాన్ని ఇచ్చే స్త్రీ కేశాలంకరణ

🇮🇳Gujarati

બફન્ટ

સ્ત્રીની હેરસ્ટાઇલ જેમાં વાળ પફી દેખાવ આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೋಫಂಟ್

ಮಹಿಳೆಯ ಕೇಶವಿನ್ಯಾಸ ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂದಲು ಉಬ್ಬುವ ನೋಟವನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബഫൻ്റ്

ഒരു സ്ത്രീയുടെ ഹെയർസ്റ്റൈൽ, അതിൽ മുടി വീർപ്പുമുട്ടുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

بوفنٹ

ایک عورت کا بالوں کا اسٹائل جس میں بالوں کو پھولا ہوا نظر آتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蓬松的

一种头发看起来蓬松的女性发型

🇯🇵Japanese

ふかふか

髪が膨らんだように見える女性の髪型

🇰🇷Korean

불룩한

머리카락이 푹신해 보이는 여성의 헤어스타일

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bồng bềnh

kiểu tóc của phụ nữ trong đó tóc trông bồng bềnh

🇹🇭Thai

บุฟเฟ่ต์

ทรงผมของผู้หญิงที่ทำให้ผมดูพอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bob

gaya rambut wanita yang membuat rambutnya terlihat sembab

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منتفخ

تسريحة شعر المرأة التي يعطي فيها الشعر مظهراً منتفخاً

🇮🇷Persian

بوفه

مدل موی زنانه که در آن مو ظاهری پف کرده است

🇹🇷Turkish

kabarık

saçın kabarık bir görünüm verdiği bir kadın saç modeli

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The primary meaning of 'bouffant' is 'a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance'.

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