embonpoint

[ French ahn-bawn-pwan ]

/ French ɑ̃ bɔ̃ˈpwɛ̃ /

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noun

excessive plumpness; stoutness.

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Origin of embonpoint

From French, dating back to 1655–65, literally, in good condition

Words nearby embonpoint

embolization, embolize, embololalia, embolus, emboly, embonpoint, embosk, embosom, emboss, embossed, embothrium

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How to use embonpoint in a sentence

Long taunted for his embonpoint, polite French for tubbiness, the affable pol used to garner dessert-inspired nicknames.
French President Francois Hollande’s Inability to Tie a Necktie Earns France’s Scorn|Tracy McNicoll|November 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He was a stout, healthy-looking person, inclining to embonpoint; bound to succeed, if only from sheer solidity of person.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird
Why do opera singers show such a marked tendency to embonpoint?
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914|Various
Even Falstaff would be inclined to embonpoint if he were alive, in these days of Gallic supremacy.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844|Various

It took two down cushions to give Zebedee's embonpoint the proper "bowl full of jelly" contour.
Back at School with the Tucker Twins|Nell Speed
She was fond of the good things in life, and was obliged to watch carefully a tendency to embonpoint.
The Art of Stage Dancing|Ned Wayburn

British Dictionary definitions for embonpoint

embonpoint

/ French (ɑ̃bɔ̃pwɛ̃) /

noun

plumpness or stoutness

adjective

plump; stout

Word Origin for embonpoint

C18: from phrase en bon point in good condition

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