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bouffy dress

bouffy dress

7.3
A dress with a full, rounded skirt that looks puffy like a princess dress
  • noun
translation icon : vestido voluminoso
  • She wore a bouffy dress to the party, which made her feel like a princess.

Examples

  • In the photograph, the bride smiled joyfully in her vintage bouffy dress from the 1950s.

  • The designer's latest collection features a signature bouffy dress in pastel colors.

  • She wore a beautiful bouffy dress to the gala.

  • The little girl looked adorable in her bouffy dress.

  • At the wedding, the little girl twirled in her stunning bouffy dress, capturing everyone's attention.

  • The actress dazzled on the red carpet in a glamorous bouffy dress with layers of tulle.

  • When she stepped into the room, her white bouffy dress made her look like a fairytale princess.

Synonyms

poofy dress
vsbouffy dress
3.2

A dress with a full, puffed skirt that sticks out

is focused on a rounded, voluminous silhouette rather than playful movement
flouncy dress
vsbouffy dress
3.9

A dress with ruffled layers that move when you walk

is about rounded volume rather than active ruffles or bounce

How Voluminous

ball gown
8 3.5
bouffy dress
7.3
tea gown
  • Archaic
9.9
A-line
4 4.4
sheath
5 6.1

Surface Forms

bouffy dress singular
bouffy dresses plural

Morphology

bouffy + dress

The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: if a learner knows 'bouffy' as meaning voluminous/puffy and 'dress' as a one-piece garment, the combined meaning 'a puffy, voluminous dress' is directly derivable. This follows common cross-linguistic adjective-noun modification patterns, so the MWE is immediately comprehensible to someone who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Bouffy dress may come from a French word that means 'to puff', so think of the word bouffy as 'puffed'. Picture the skirt filled out like a pillow or a small balloon under the fabric. That's why a bouffy dress means a full, rounded, puffy dress today.