noun / adjective
bouffant
boo-FAHNT/buːˈfɑːnt/
Puffed out into a full rounded shape.
His bouffant hairstyle rises in a broad, rounded shape above his head.
Etymology
The pieces describe something puffing outward. First used in dressmaking for puffed-out or bulging shapes, bouffant later described hair styled to project outward from the head.
More examples
- She wore a full bouffant skirt.
- The stylist teased her hair into a bouffant.
- Workers put on disposable bouffant caps before entering the clean room.
Forms
bouffant · bouffants
Similar words
- voluminous
- Voluminous broadly means having great volume; bouffant suggests a deliberately puffed-out shape.