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Meaning of FATNESS

Pronunciation:  'fatnis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others"
 
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 Synonyms: avoirdupois, fat
 
 Antonyms: leanness, thinness
 
 See Also: abdominousness, adiposeness, adiposity, bodily property, fattiness, fleshiness, greasiness, obesity, oiliness, oleaginousness, paunchiness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fat"ness\, n.
1. The quality or state of being fat, plump, or full-fed;
   corpulency; fullness of flesh.
         Their eyes stand out with fatness.    --Ps. lxxiii.
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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.
 
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