buff

¹buff

noun \ˈbəf\

Definition of BUFF

1

: a garment (as a uniform) made of buff leather

2

: the state of being nude <sunbathing in the buff>

3

a : a moderate orange yellow b : a light to moderate yellow

4

: a device having a soft absorbent surface (as of cloth) by which polishing material is applied

5

[earlier buff an enthusiast about going to fires; perhaps from the buff overcoats worn by volunteer firefighters in New York City ab 1820] : fan, enthusiast

Examples of BUFF

1. <he's such a film buff that he owns over 3,000 movies>
2. <protected by a fully enclosed backyard, the couple would frequently sunbathe in the buff>

Origin of BUFF

Middle French buffle wild ox, from Old Italian bufalo

First Known Use: 1570

Related to BUFF

Synonyms: addict, aficionado (also afficionado), fan, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fanatic, fancier, fiend, fool, freak, habitué (also habitue), head, hound, junkie (also junky), lover, maniac, maven (also mavin), nut, sucker

Antonyms: nonfan

Related Words: groupie; admirer, amateur, collector, connoisseur, dilettante; authority, expert; adherent, convert, cultist, disciple, follower, hanger-on, votary; advocate, apostle, backer, champion, evangelist, exponent, friend, patron, promoter, proponent, supporter; partisan (also partizan), zealot; booster, rooter, well-wisher; faddist

Near Antonyms: nonadmirer; belittler, carper, critic, detractor

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Other Color Terms

argentine, cerise, cerulean, cyan, ocher, perse, puce, taupe, vermilion

Rhymes with BUFF

bluff, chough, chuff, cuff, duff, fluff, gruff, guff, huff, luff, muff, puff, rough, ruff, scruff, scuff, slough, snuff, sough, stuff, tough, tuff