plantureux

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French planteurouse, an altered form (possibly influenced by heureux) of Old French plentiveuse, an adjectival form derived from plenteif (“abundant, full”), from plentet +‎ -if, from Latin plenitas (“fullness, abundance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɑ̃.ty.ʁø/

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Adjective

plantureux (feminine plantureuse, masculine plural plantureux, feminine plural plantureuses)

1. buxom, curvaceous
2. copious, lavish
3. fertile

Synonyms

• voluptueux

Further reading

• “plantureux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012