plantureux
French
Etymology
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)
- buxom, curvaceous
- copious, lavish
- fertile
Synonyms
- voluptueux
Further reading
- “plantureux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.