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- [fat]
- /fæt/
- /fæt/
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- [fat]
- /fæt/
Definitions of fat word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of FAT File Allocation Table 3
- adjective fat having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person. 1
- adjective fat plump; well-fed: a good, fat chicken. 1
- adjective fat consisting of or containing fat; greasy; oily: fat gravy; fat meat. 1
- adjective fat profitable, as an office: a fat job on the city commission. 1
- adjective fat affording good opportunities, especially for gain: a fat business contract. 1
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Origin of fat
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English fǣtt, orig. past participle of fǣtan to cram, load, adorn; cognate with Gothic fētjan to adorn; akin to vat
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Parts of speech for Fat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fat
adj fat
- bulky — Something that is bulky is large and heavy. Bulky things are often difficult to move or deal with.
- obese — very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- inflated — distended with air or gas; swollen.
- bulging — a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump: a bulge in a wall.
- hefty — heavy; weighty: a hefty book.
adjective fat
- chubby — A chubby person is rather fat.
- tubby — short and fat: a tubby child.
- flabby — hanging loosely or limply, as flesh or muscles; flaccid.
- podgy — pudgy.
- elephantine — Of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward.
noun fat
- flab — flabby flesh; unwanted fat: Daily exercise will get rid of the flab around your waist.
- blubber — Blubber is the fat of whales, seals, and similar sea animals.
- adipose tissue — loose connective tissue in which fat cells accumulate.
- padding — a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground.
- insulation — material used for insulating.
Antonyms for fat
adj fat
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
- skinny — very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
noun fat
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- necessity — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
- need — a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
- scarcity — insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth.
- want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
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