Meaning & use
Embonpoint
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A plump or stout physical condition, especially a full or well-rounded figure.
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The portrait flattered the duke's embonpoint rather than disguising it.
Victorian fashion often accommodated a fashionable embonpoint with corsetry and draping.
A note on using this word
Borrowed directly from French "en bon point," literally "in good condition," the word entered English in the 18th century as a polite way to describe portliness.
Words with a similar meaning
plumpnessstoutness
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Words with an opposite meaning
slenderness
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