Synonyms for embonpoint
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : French ahn-bawn-pwan |
| Phonetic Transcription : French ɑ̃ bɔ̃ˈpwɛ̃ |
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Définition of embonpoint
Origin :- "plumpness," 1751, from French embonpoint (16c.), from Old French en bon point, literally "in good condition."
- As in corpulent : adj fat, chubby
- The Russians had a great taste for her, owing to her embonpoint.
- Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
- "There 's nothing like wickedness for embonpoint, padre," said Nina, laughing.
- Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- She was tall and majestic, and she had all the charms of embonpoint.
- Extract from : « Political Women (Vol. 1 of 2) » by Sutherland Menzies
- He indicated his embonpoint again, and shook his head wrathfully.
- Extract from : « A Black Adonis » by Linn Boyd Porter
- She disliked his gaiety, his reputation, his rude health, his embonpoint.
- Extract from : « Original Short Stories, Volume 9 (of 13) » by Guy de Maupassant
- He was tall, slightly inclined to embonpoint, and stooped a little.
- Extract from : « The Honor of the Name » by Emile Gaboriau
- If she is embonpoint, let her be called flabby, if she is swarthy, black.
- Extract from : « Remedia A Moris or, The Remedy Of Love » by Ovid
- To the Turkish, an embonpoint round as the moon, and soft as eider-down.
- Extract from : « The American Joe Miller » by Various
- But the greatest point in these cases, after all, is the embonpoint.
- Extract from : « Witty Pieces by Witty People » by Various
- The Phelan shoulders and embonpoint, still in negligee, followed.
- Extract from : « Officer 666 » by Barton W. Currie
Antonyms for embonpoint
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