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Antonyms for fat

Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : fat
Phonetic Transcription : fæt

Definition of fat

Origin :
  • Old English fætt "fat, fatted, plump, obese," originally a contracted past participle of fættian "to cram, stuff," from Proto-Germanic *faitaz "fat" (cf. Old Frisian fatt, Old Norse feitr, Dutch vet, German feist), from PIE *poid- "to abound in water, milk, fat, etc." (cf. Greek piduein "to gush forth"), from root *peie- "to be fat, swell" (cf. Sanskrit payate "swells, exuberates," pituh "juice, sap, resin;" Lithuanian pienas "milk;" Greek pion "fat, wealthy;" Latin pinguis "fat").
  • Teen slang meaning "attractive, up to date" (also later phat) is attested from 1951. Fat cat "privileged and rich person" is from 1928; fat chance "no chance at all" attested from 1906. Fathead is from 1842; fat-witted is from 1590s; fatso is first recorded 1944. Expression the fat is in the fire originally meant "the plan has failed" (1560s).
  • adj overweight
  • adj containing an oily substance
  • adj productive, rich
  • noun overweight, adipose tissue
Example sentences :
  • There—do you see that fat man that's just going out—him as has got on the Indy 'ankycher?
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • The fat man from behind the register had come to take his order.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Strain the liquid from the veal and bones and remove the fat.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Give the proportions of fat and flour that may be used for pastry.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Remove the fat and serve some of the nicest joints with the soup.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Then wipe the meat carefully and brown it on all sides in the fat.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Remove from the fat, drain, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Hamlet lets out inadvertently that he was fat, but he will not say so openly.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • He was older than I, but he was also fat, and for all his Shaman's dress I was not frightened.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • The Cherub pursed his fat round lips in a soft whistle of enlightenment.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Synonyms for fat

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