zaftig
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9.7
- adjective
- /ˈzɑːf.tɪk/
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rellena
- She took no pleasure from the very things I loved: her size, her amplitude, her luscious, zaftig heft.
- young and zaftig
Examples
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It is not normal to want to be zaftig—to seek out the glut... to take such solace in the Quaker's calories.
Fiction book (2002) -
The zaftig woman in the red dress turned heads as she gracefully entered the room.
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Now today, some might consider her to be zaftig... ...but back then, she could really hang a sundress.
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She looked to be in her late thirties, very zaftig.
Fiction book (2001) -
She was always cheerful and full of excitement about life, so he called her his little hummingbird, even though she was much too zaftig for such an image.
Fiction book (2001) -
A veteran in an army jacket practices trick shots on the pool table. Jody, the young, zaftig bartender, runs a rag over the bartop.
Fiction book (2002) -
Germania first appeared in 1898 in "The Tightrope Walker" as a young and zaftig figure walking a tightrope above the naval powers en route to the Boxer Rebellion (2 April 1898, 1) (Figure 2).
Academic text (2008) -
She was tall and zaftig in a way that complemented her natural beauty and confidence.
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With a zaftig figure, she radiated a charm and warmth that made everyone feel at ease.
Synonyms
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8.1
A woman with a full, rounded body, often with large breasts and a lively manner
A woman with a full, rounded figure who looks healthy and attractive
A woman who has large rounded breasts and a curvy body
Antonyms
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Zaftig comes from Yiddish zaftik and the German word saftig, both meaning 'juicy' and from saft 'juice'. Think of someone who is pleasantly full and rounded, like something 'juicy', and that image explains why zaftig means 'plump and attractive'.