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embonpoint noun "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. : plumpness of person : stoutness

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May 6, 2009 ahng-bohng-PWANG (the "ng" is never pronounced, but the vowels a The judge was a man of stately embonpoint who walked with a heavy step as he entered the courtroom.

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

Embonpoint Noun Ahng Bohng Pwang Ng Pronounced Vowels Describe People