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fundament

fundament

9.6
The part of the body you sit on
  • noun
  • /ˈfʌndəmənt/
  • Archaic
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  • The Spaniards, like the Germans, are cloacal, and Juan consigned Campbell to the seventh circle of Hell, under Satan's fundament.

Examples

  • I'll bury it right up your fundament where it belongs.

  • It's a pain in the fundament.

  • Or are you talking out of your fundament?

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  • He had his tongue so far up my fundament all you could see of him were the soles of his feet.

  • "And I'll wager our good Master Shakepen did near blow wind from his own fundament for sheer rage when I did it thus!" my Will said, and laughed so he wept tears from his eyes.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • He followed her, regarding her from behind as she climbed the ladder, as tall almost as he was, a woman with cradling fundaments of thighs, strong legs, bristling, electric hair, and a laugh.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Most of the questions concerned comportment (could an unmarried couple live together?) or trivial queries ("Why does a horse with a round fundament emit a square excrement?").

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  • After sitting for too long, my fundament started to feel numb.

  • The child slipped and fell, landing on her fundament with a thud.

  • He adjusted his seat to relieve pressure on his fundament during the long meeting.

Synonyms

ass
vsfundament
  • Offensive
5.7

The fleshy part of your body that you sit on

is the standard neutral word without coarse language
butt
vsfundament
  • Informal
1.6

The fleshy part of the body that you sit on

is the neutral term used broadly across styles
seat
vsfundament
123 1.4

The part of trousers or a skirt that covers the bottom

is limited to the body part rather than the clothing section
bottom
vsfundament
  • Informal
118 1.0

The soft part of the body that you sit on

is the same idea but may be phrased differently in use
tail
vsfundament
  • Slang
81 7.9

The part of the body you sit on

is the standard label used without that informal tone
arse
vsfundament
  • Offensive
77 9.6

The rude word for the part of the body you sit on

is the neutral expression and avoids vulgar connotations
bum
vsfundament
  • UK
55 7.5

The part of the body you sit on

is the general word not tied to that regional informal use
rear
vsfundament
  • Informal
41 2.0

The part of the body you sit on

is the same basic word rather than a special register form
backside
vsfundament
  • Informal
38 1.3

The part of the body that you sit on

is the same concept expressed by a different label
rear end
vsfundament
  • Informal
25 2.0

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the single-word general term for that same area
behind
vsfundament
  • Informal
23 2.5

The soft part of your body that you sit on

is the same concept but may be less informal in tone
fanny
vsfundament
  • Informal
23 7.5

An informal American word for the soft part of your body that you sit on

is the broader neutral term used across varieties
rump
vsfundament
  • Informal
19 2.8

The soft part at the back of your hips that you sit on

is the same sense but may differ in regional preference
tush
vsfundament
  • Informal
17 8.2

The soft part of the body that you sit on

is the same part but expressed without the informal tone
stern
vsfundament
  • Archaic
12 6.8

The part of the body you sit on

is the general label covering that same body part
keister
vsfundament
  • Slang
12 9.5

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the common general word not marked as regional slang
derriere
vsfundament
11 8.1

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the general term that is not marked as borrowed or polite
posterior
vsfundament
  • Specialized
7 4.9

The fleshy part of the body that you sit on

has identical meaning with no important difference
buns
vsfundament
  • Slang
3 8.8

A slang word for the part of the body you sit on

is the neutral expression rather than a slang term
hind end
vsfundament
  • Informal
2 3.2

The part at the back of the body that you sit on

is the shorter single-word label for the same part
tooshie
vsfundament
  • Baby Talk
1 9.4

The part of the body you sit on

is the ordinary term used in standard speech
prat
vsfundament
  • Slang
1 9.1

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the same meaning but may differ in regional or comic use
buttocks
vsfundament
1.6

Two rounded soft parts at the back of the human body that you sit on

is the general term for that same sitting area
nates
vsfundament
  • Specialized
9.9

The two soft parts at the back of your hips that you sit on

is the more general word used outside medical language

Antonyms

1.0

The upper part of the body that contains the brain, eyes, nose, and mouth and where thoughts happen

Surface Forms

fundament singular
fundaments plural

Etymology

Fundament also comes from Latin fundus meaning 'base' or 'bottom', and a helpful way to remember this is to think of it as the part you sit on; that's why fundament can mean the body's 'bottom'.