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[ noun ] the bodily property of being well rounded

Synonyms

embonpoint

Used in print

(Christopher Davis, First Family....)

Since his seizure , Scotty had had little appetite ; yet his changed appearance , surprisingly , was one of plumpness .

(John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)

The thought of this lonely woman sitting at her window touched him , although he was even more touched by her plumpness .

Sheer plumpness , he knew , is not a vital part of the body and has no procreative functions .

And knowing its humble place in the scale of things , why did he , at this time_of_life , seem almost ready to sell his soul for plumpness ?

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