embonpoint

noun

äⁿ-bōⁿ-ˈpwaⁿ How to pronounce embonpoint (audio)
Definition of embonpointnext
as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat clothes for women who may be inclined to embonpoint but who still want to look stylish

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  1. obesity
  2. weight
  3. fatness
  4. corpulence
  5. fat
Noun
  • Education — a predictor of health risk factors including smoking, obesity, cardiovascular risk, and preventive screening rates — has become increasingly aligned with political geography.
    — Brandon Yan, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Researchers from McGill University in Canada and the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom enrolled 96 adults between the ages of 18 and 45 who were living with obesity and early-onset type 2 diabetes.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of obesity
Noun
  • Some even tried to copy their own model weights to external servers.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • KeyBanc downgrades Reddit to sector weight from overweight The bank says user traffic is slowing.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of weight
Noun
  • The phrase assumes that fatness belongs firmly in the past, yet the very need for such a term suggests otherwise.
    — Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Because this isn't a book about fatness, despite the central plotline.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of fatness
Noun
  • The annual celebration of ursine corpulence known as Fat Bear Week has officially begun.
    — Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026
  • For the next fifty years, insurance companies, not doctors, were the chief arbiters of corpulence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of corpulence
Noun
  • If Tuesday’s election results trigger an investment slowdown, that could trim some of the industry’s fat.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In the pot with the bacon fat, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of fat
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“Embonpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embonpoint. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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