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单词 fatness
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Definition of fatness in English:

fatness

noun ˈfatnəsˈfætnəs
mass noun
  • 1The state or quality of having a large amount of excess flesh.

    there is a widespread popular belief that adult fatness begins in childhood
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There's a clear relationship between increasing fatness and increasing blood pressure.
    • For weight lifters, some athletes, or individuals with very high muscle mass, the BMI may not be a good indicator of fatness.
    • Skin-fold thickness may lead to an overestimation of body fatness.
    • At the statistical extremes of thinness and fatness, there's no question that weight has some relevance.
    • Sufferers of anorexia did not say, however, that they were driven by a morbid fear of fatness.
    • During childhood, increasing fatness was related to increased risk of coronary heart disease, particularly in those who were initially thin.
    • The stigma society places on being overweight may create an awareness of fatness in those individuals who deviate from the thin ideal.
    • I feel very sorry for the guy, but he really has disabled himself by his fatness.
    • The data reflects national differences in fatness.
    • European culture has defined both fatness and thinness as healthy at various times in its history.
    Synonyms
    plumpness, stoutness, heaviness, largeness, chubbiness, portliness, rotundity, flabbiness, paunchiness, dumpiness, meatiness
    obesity, corpulence, bloatedness, grossness
    fleshiness
    excessive weight, bulk
    paunch, pot belly, beer belly, beer gut
    informal tubbiness, beefiness, porkiness, chunkiness, podginess
  • 2informal The quality of being substantial, especially financially.

    the fatness of their bank account
    ought not the job be more important than the fatness of the pay cheque?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is a positive correlation between the size of one's waistline and the fatness of one's bank account.
    • He particularly liked the fatness of June's account and he raised no question as to where the money was coming from.
    • With economic fatness trumping everything else - including truth, integrity, egalitarianism - the party was returned with an increased majority in the House of Representatives and control of the Senate.
    • Emaciation of body does not of necessity mean fatness of soul.
    • For a poor and graceless scribbler to feel some degree of envy at the "plenteous fatness" of Mr. H.'s purse is extremely natural.

Rhymes

patness

Definition of fatness in US English:

fatness

nounˈfatnəsˈfætnəs
  • 1The state or quality of having a large amount of excess flesh.

    there is a widespread popular belief that adult fatness begins in childhood
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Skin-fold thickness may lead to an overestimation of body fatness.
    • At the statistical extremes of thinness and fatness, there's no question that weight has some relevance.
    • European culture has defined both fatness and thinness as healthy at various times in its history.
    • Sufferers of anorexia did not say, however, that they were driven by a morbid fear of fatness.
    • During childhood, increasing fatness was related to increased risk of coronary heart disease, particularly in those who were initially thin.
    • There's a clear relationship between increasing fatness and increasing blood pressure.
    • The data reflects national differences in fatness.
    • For weight lifters, some athletes, or individuals with very high muscle mass, the BMI may not be a good indicator of fatness.
    • The stigma society places on being overweight may create an awareness of fatness in those individuals who deviate from the thin ideal.
    • I feel very sorry for the guy, but he really has disabled himself by his fatness.
    Synonyms
    plumpness, stoutness, heaviness, largeness, chubbiness, portliness, rotundity, flabbiness, paunchiness, dumpiness, meatiness
  • 2informal The quality of being substantial, especially financially.

    the fatness of their bank account
    ought not the job be more important than the fatness of the pay check?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He particularly liked the fatness of June's account and he raised no question as to where the money was coming from.
    • There is a positive correlation between the size of one's waistline and the fatness of one's bank account.
    • Emaciation of body does not of necessity mean fatness of soul.
    • For a poor and graceless scribbler to feel some degree of envy at the "plenteous fatness" of Mr. H.'s purse is extremely natural.
    • With economic fatness trumping everything else - including truth, integrity, egalitarianism - the party was returned with an increased majority in the House of Representatives and control of the Senate.
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