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- [soo-it]
- /ˈsu ɪt/
- /ˈsuːɪ.ti/
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- [soo-it]
- /ˈsu ɪt/
Definition of suety word
- noun suety the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow. 1
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Origin of suety
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English sewet < Anglo-French *suet, equivalent to su-, sew (< Latin sēbum tallow) + -et -et
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Parts of speech for Suety
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
suety popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
suety usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for suety
adj suety
- blubbery — of, containing, or like blubber; fat
- fat — File Allocation Table
- fatty — consisting of, containing, or resembling fat: fatty tissue.
- lardaceous — lardlike; fatty.
- lardy — like or consisting of lard: lardy pastry.
adjective suety
- fatlike — Resembling fat (the chemical substance) or some aspect of it.
- oleaginous — having the nature or qualities of oil.
Antonyms for suety
adjective suety
- defatted — having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person.