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Definition of Fatness
1. Noun. Excess bodily weight. "She disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
Generic synonyms: Bodily Property
Specialized synonyms: Adiposeness, Adiposity, Fattiness, Abdominousness, Paunchiness, Greasiness, Oiliness, Oleaginousness, Corpulency, Fleshiness, Obesity, Steatopygia
Derivative terms: Blubbery, Fat, Fat, Fat
Antonyms: Leanness
Definition of Fatness
1. n. The quality or state of being fat, plump, or full-fed; corpulency; fullness of flesh.
Definition of Fatness
1. Noun. The state of being fat ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fatness
1. the state of being fat [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Fatness
1. 1. The quality or state of being fat, plump, or full-fed; corpulency; fullness of flesh. "Their eyes stand out with fatness." (Ps. Lxxiii. 7) 2. Hence; Richness; fertility; fruitfulness. "Rich in the fatness of her plenteous soil." (Rowe) 3. That which makes fat or fertile. "The clouds drop fatness." (Philips) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Fatness
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1. Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott (1895)
"... and where'er he has gone, The land and its fatness is mark'd for his own; He
can roam where he lists, he can stop where he tires, For every man's house ..."
2. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1810)
"... va & n. to make or grow Fearlessly, fère'lès-lè. ad. without terror that which
gives fatness fatness, ..."
3. Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons, Fifteen Months a Guest of by John McElroy (1879)
"... OFF THE ENEMY REVELING IN THE fatness OF THE COUNTRY SOLDIERLY PURVEYING AND
CAMP COOKERY SUSCEPTIBLE TEAMSTERS AND THEIR TENDENCY TO FLIGHTINESS MAKING ..."
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