Embonpoint is a noun meaning plumpness or stoutness, particularly referring to a not unattractive figure. It comes from the French phrase "en bon point" and is used to describe people with a more corpulent build.
Embonpoint es un sustantivo que significa gordura o robustez, especialmente cuando se refiere a una figura no desagradable. Proviene de la frase francesa "en bon point" y se usa para describir a personas de una complexión más corpulenta.
| Word | embonpoint |
|---|---|
| Date | May 6, 2009 |
| Type | noun |
| Syllables | ahng-bohng-PWANG (the "ng" is never pronounced, but the vowels a |
| Etymology | "Embonpoint" is most often used to describe people of heavy, but not unattractive, girth. It derives from "en bon point," a phrase from Middle French that means "in good condition." The word was first used as a noun in English in the 17th century. It has subsequently appeared in works by Charlotte Brontë ("a form decidedly inclined to embonpoint" -- Shirley), James Fenimore Cooper ("an embonpoint that was just sufficient to distinguish her from most of her companions" -- Home as Found), and George Eliot ("as erect in her comely embonpoint as a statue of Ceres" -- Adam Bede), among others. |
| Examples | The judge was a man of stately embonpoint who walked with a heavy step as he entered the courtroom. |
| Definition | : plumpness of person : stoutness |
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