different between bosomy vs boomy

English

Etymology

bosom +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?z(?)mi/, /?b?zmi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b?z?mi/
• Hyphenation: bo?somy

Adjective

bosomy (comparative bosomier or more bosomy, superlative bosomiest or most bosomy)

1. Full of sheltered hollows or recesses.
2. Having a large bosom.

   Synonyms: big-breasted, buxom, busty, chesty

Related terms

• bosom
• bosomed
• bosom buddy
• bosom friend

Translations

English

Etymology

boom +? -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u?mi

Adjective

boomy (comparative boomier, superlative boomiest)

1. Characterized by heavy bass sounds.
2. Of or pertaining to a financial boom, resources boom, baby boom, etc.
   • c. 1880s, Rudyard Kipling, quoted in 1992, John William Reps, The Making of Urban America: A History of City Planning in the United States, page 412,

     Tacoma was literally staggering under a boom of the boomiest. I do not quite remember what her natural resources were supposed to be, […] .

   • 1903, Mining Magazine: An International Monthly Review of Current Progress in Mining and Metallurgy, Volume 7, page 132,

     A larger amount of capital is seeking investment than in the boomiest of boom times, yet there is no boom now.

   • 1979, Business Week, Issues 2592-2600, page 72,

     Even in boomier times, the flexibility that leasing provides has become increasingly important to companies.