bouffant

adjective

bouf·​fant bü-ˈfänt  ˈbü-ˌfänt 

: puffed out

bouffant hairdos

a bouffant veil

Examples of bouffant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Amal Clooney arrived on Thursday in a dramatic archival 1995 taffeta dress, complete with a bouffant train and asymmetrical hemline, by the French couturier Jean-Louis Scherrer, while Emma Stone’s custom Louis Vuitton dress featured a twisted bubble hem that gave a vintage-style drape to her gown. —Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025

Idomeneo himself appears as a park ranger, complete with Greek motifs on his shorts, while other cast members parade in sailor outfits and bouffant hairdos. —Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025

Then, Naomi Campbell arrived at the Louvre for the first time in her career, marking the memory with a bouffant coif and her eyes encircled with dark liner. —India Espy-Jones, Essence, 10 Mar. 2025

Ornella hands me a smock and a bouffant cap to pull over my hair. —Ligaya Mishan Anthony Cotsifas Emily Woo Zeller Tanya Pérez Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 13 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, from present participle of bouffer to puff

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bouffant

• avant
• croissant
• detente
• entente
• savant
• storefront
• commandant
• confidant
• conodont
• debutante
• nonchalant
• restaurant