embonpoint en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- äɴbôɴpwĕɴ
- /ɑ̃bɔ̃pwɛ̃/
Etymology
Borrowed from French embonpoint.
Meanings
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Plump, chubby, buxom.
"Though it is six years since I have seen you," exclaimed Anne, "you are not the least altered; instead of that, you are handsomer than ever; your being rather more embonpoint suits you, and your complexion is brilliant to a degree."
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 294:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most embonpoint | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more embonpoint | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
gorbellied · well-endowed · built · chunky · portly · embonpoint · well-covered · pudgy · chubby · Rubenesque · zaftig · meaty · paunchy · heavy · buxom · well-rounded · well-padded · flabby · toothsome · curvaceous · podgy · sensual · thick · fulsome · overnourished · embonpoint · luscious · thick · sonsy · pleasantly plump · well-proportioned · rotund · heavyset · potbellied · bulky · love-handled · wide · fleshy · roly-poly · voluptuous · red-hot · plump · curvy · Rubenesque · ample · chubby · thicc · curvesome · plus-size · tubby · big · sonsy · beer-bellied · juicy · well-upholstered · full-figured · pneumatic · full-figured · swagbellied · fat · gorrel-bellied
Translations (8)
ja ぽっちゃり (plump, chubby, buxom) · es rollizo (plump, chubby, buxom) · sh pun (plump, chubby, buxom) · fi muodokas (plump, chubby, buxom) · ru доро́дный (plump, chubby, buxom) · ru по́лный (plump, chubby, buxom) · sh punašan (plump, chubby, buxom) · es rechoncho (plump, chubby, buxom)