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embonpoint

 
Dictionary: em·bon·point   (äN'bôN-pwăN') pronunciation

n.
The condition of being plump; stoutness.

[French, from en bon point, in good condition : en, in (from Latin in; see in-2) + bon, good (from Old French; see boon2) + point, situation, condition; see point.]


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plumpness of person; stout
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the bodily property of being well rounded
  Synonym: plumpness


The adjective embonpoint has one meaning:

Meaning #1: euphemisms for slightly fat
  Synonyms: buxom, chubby, plump, zaftig, zoftig


 
 
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