Meaning & use
zaftig
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Having a full, shapely figure; pleasingly plump.
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The painting celebrated the zaftig curves of its subject.
Critics praised the actress's confident, zaftig beauty.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Yiddish, where it means 'juicy' or 'succulent'; used in English mainly as an appreciative description of a full figure.
Words with a similar meaning
curvyvoluptuous
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Words with an opposite meaning
skinnyslight
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