Embonpoint Definition

äɴbôɴ-pwăɴ
noun
The condition of being plump; stoutness.
American Heritage
Plumpness; corpulence.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Embonpoint

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 boon2) point situation, condition point

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French embonpoint.

    From Wiktionary

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