| source : web1913 | Embonpoint \Em`bon`point"\, n. [F., fr. en bon point in good condition. See {Bon}, and {Point}.] Plumpness of person; -- said especially of persons somewhat corpulent. | source : wn | embonpoint adj : euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump" [syn: {buxom}, {chubby}, {plump}, {zaftig}, {zoftig}] n : the bodily property of being well rounded [syn: {plumpness}]