embonpoint
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- 10
/ɑ̃bɔ̃pwɛ̃/
Definition of embonpoint
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)Plumpness, stoutness, especially when voluptuous.
“She was slightly inclined to embonpoint.”
“The beautiful woman threw off her sabletrimmed wrap, displaying her queenly shoulders and heaving embonpoint.”
“The patient's physicians had always allowed him to indulge a gargantuan appetite, countering his intake and regulating his embonpoint by a heroic diet of purges and enemas.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)Plumpness, stoutness, especially when voluptuous.
“She was slightly inclined to embonpoint.”
“The beautiful woman threw off her sabletrimmed wrap, displaying her queenly shoulders and heaving embonpoint.”
“The patient's physicians had always allowed him to indulge a gargantuan appetite, countering his intake and regulating his embonpoint by a heroic diet of purges and enemas.”
adj
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Plump, chubby, buxom.
“"Though it is six years since I have seen you," exclaimed Anne, "you are not the least altered; instead of that, you are handsomer than ever; your being rather more embonpoint suits you, and your complexion is brilliant to a degree."”
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Etymology
Borrowed from French embonpoint.
Words you can make from embonpoint
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Best play pointmen 12 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
9 words6-letter words
25 words- BINMEN 10 pts
- ENTOMB 10 pts
- IMPONE 10 pts
- INTOMB 10 pts
- OPTIME 10 pts
- PITMEN 10 pts
- POTMEN 10 pts
- BONITO 8 pts
- BONNET 8 pts
- BONNIE 8 pts
- BOOTIE 8 pts
- MOTION 8 pts
- NOOBIE 8 pts
- OBENTO 8 pts
- OPTION 8 pts
- POINTE 8 pts
- PONENT 8 pts
- PONTON 8 pts
- POTION 8 pts
- TENPIN 8 pts
- TINMEN 8 pts
- INTONE 6 pts
- IONONE 6 pts
- NOTION 6 pts
- TOONIE 6 pts
5-letter words
31 words- POMBE 11 pts
- BIOME 9 pts
- TEMPI 9 pts
- TEMPO 9 pts
- BENNI 7 pts
- BENTO 7 pts
- BETON 7 pts
- BIONT 7 pts
- BOITE 7 pts
- BONNE 7 pts
- INEPT 7 pts
- MENTO 7 pts
- MONIE 7 pts
- MONTE 7 pts
- NETOP 7 pts
- NOMEN 7 pts
- NOMOI 7 pts
- OPINE 7 pts
- PENNI 7 pts
- PINON 7 pts
- PINOT 7 pts
- PINTO 7 pts
- PITON 7 pts
- POINT 7 pts
- TOPOI 7 pts
- NITON 5 pts
- NONET 5 pts
- ONION 5 pts
- TENNO 5 pts
- TENON 5 pts
- TONNE 5 pts
4-letter words
62 words- BOOM 8 pts
- MOPE 8 pts
- POEM 8 pts
- POME 8 pts
- POMO 8 pts
- TEMP 8 pts
- TOMB 8 pts
- BENT 6 pts
- BINE 6 pts
- BINT 6 pts
- BITE 6 pts
- BONE 6 pts
- BOON 6 pts
- BOOT 6 pts
- EBON 6 pts
- EMIT 6 pts
- ITEM 6 pts
- MENO 6 pts
- MIEN 6 pts
- MINE 6 pts
- MINT 6 pts
- MITE 6 pts
- MONO 6 pts
- MOON 6 pts
- MOOT 6 pts
- MOTE 6 pts
- NOME 6 pts
- NOOB 6 pts
- NOPE 6 pts
- OBIT 6 pts
- OBOE 6 pts
- OMEN 6 pts
- OMIT 6 pts
- OPEN 6 pts
- PEIN 6 pts
- PENT 6 pts
- PEON 6 pts
- PINE 6 pts
- PINT 6 pts
- PION 6 pts
- POET 6 pts
- PONE 6 pts
- POON 6 pts
- TIME 6 pts
- TOME 6 pts
- TOOM 6 pts
- TOPE 6 pts
- TOPI 6 pts
- TOPO 6 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- NEON 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- NONE 4 pts
- NONI 4 pts
- NOON 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- ONTO 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TOON 4 pts
3-letter words
57 words- BOP 7 pts
- IMP 7 pts
- MIB 7 pts
- MOB 7 pts
- MOP 7 pts
- POM 7 pts
- BEN 5 pts
- BET 5 pts
- BIN 5 pts
- BIO 5 pts
- BIT 5 pts
- BOO 5 pts
- BOT 5 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- MET 5 pts
- MOI 5 pts
- MON 5 pts
- MOO 5 pts
- MOT 5 pts
- NEB 5 pts
- NIB 5 pts
- NIM 5 pts
- NIP 5 pts
- NOB 5 pts
- NOM 5 pts
- OBE 5 pts
- OBI 5 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- OPT 5 pts
- PEN 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- PIE 5 pts
- PIN 5 pts
- PIT 5 pts
- POI 5 pts
- POO 5 pts
- POT 5 pts
- TIP 5 pts
- TOM 5 pts
- TOP 5 pts
- EON 3 pts
- INN 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- NOO 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ONO 3 pts
- OOT 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TOO 3 pts
2-letter words
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