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    embonpoint
    /ˌɒmbɒ̃ˈpwã/

    noun

    • 1. the plump or fleshy part of a person's body, in particular a woman's bosom: "I have lost my embonpoint, and become quite thin"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › embonpointEmbonpoint Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Embonpoint is most often used to describe people of heavy, but not unattractive, girth. It derives from "en bon point," a phrase from Middle French that means "in good condition." The word was first used as a noun in English in the 17th century.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › embonpointEmbonpoint - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Embonpoint is generally a compliment, not a criticism — it doesn't mean overweight or fat. You can use embonpoint as a noun or as an adjective: "Your embonpoint friend looks wonderfully curvy in her new dress."

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › embonpointEMBONPOINT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Embonpoint definition: excessive plumpness; stoutness.. See examples of EMBONPOINT used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEMBONPOINT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. plumpness or stoutness. adjective. 2. plump; stout. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C18: from phrase en bon point in good condition. Word Frequency. embonpoint in American English. (ɑ̃bɔ̃̃ˈpwɛ̃) French. noun. plumpness; corpulence. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › embonpoint_nembonpoint, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word embonpoint. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › embonpointEmbonpoint - definition of embonpoint by The Free Dictionary

    Define embonpoint. embonpoint synonyms, embonpoint pronunciation, embonpoint translation, English dictionary definition of embonpoint. n. The condition of being plump; stoutness.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › embonpointEMBONPOINT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words -...

    Synonyms for EMBONPOINT: obesity, weight, fatness, corpulence, fat, corpulency, rotundity, plumpness; Antonyms of EMBONPOINT: slenderness, slimness, leanness, thinness, trimness, fitness, svelteness, gauntness

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › embonpointembonpoint - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 23, 2024 · embonpoint (comparative more embonpoint, superlative most embonpoint) Plump, chubby, buxom. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: overweight, Thesaurus: voluptuous

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › embonpointEmbonpoint Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Noun. Singular: embonpoint. Plural: embonpoints. Origin of Embonpoint. French from en bon point in good condition en in ( from Latin in in– 2) bon good ( from Old French boon 2) point situation, condition point. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. Borrowing from French embonpoint. From Wiktionary.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryEMBONPOINT definition in American English - Collins Online...

    noun. 1. plumpness or stoutness. adjective. 2. plump; stout. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C18: from phrase en bon point in good condition. Examples of 'embonpoint' in a sentence. embonpoint.