EMBONPOINT

chubby, embonpoint, plump

(adjective) sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure; “a chubby child”; “pleasingly plump”

plumpness, embonpoint, roundness

(noun) the bodily property of being well rounded

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

embonpoint (countable and uncountable, plural embonpoints)

Plumpness, stoutness, especially when voluptuous.

Adjective

embonpoint (comparative more embonpoint, superlative most embonpoint)

Plump, chubby, buxom.

Synonyms: Thesaurus:overweight, Thesaurus:voluptuous

Source: Wiktionary


Em`bon`point", n. Etym: [F., fr. en bon point in good condition. See Bon, and Point.]

Definition: Plumpness of person; -- said especially of persons somewhat corpulent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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