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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: bosomy, busty, buxom, curvaceous, curvy, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, stacked, voluptuous, well- endowed]

Merriam Webster's

or sonsie adjective Etymology: Scots sons health, from Scottish Gaelic sonas luck, happiness Date: 1725 chiefly dialect buxom, comely

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (also sonsie) (sonsier, sonsiest) Sc. 1 plump, buxom. 2 of a cheerful disposition. 3 bringing good fortune. Etymology: ult. f. Ir. & Gael. sonas good fortune f. sona fortunate

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Soncy Son"cy, Sonsy Son"sy, a. [Scot. sonce, sons, prosperity, happiness, fr. Gael. & Ir. sonas.] Lucky; fortunate; thriving; plump. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sonsy Son"sy, a. See Soncy. [Scot.] --Burns.