fatness

[ fat-nis ]

noun

Origin of fatness

before 1000; Middle English fatnesse,Old English fǣtnes.See fat, -ness

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Concludes Bacon, “It’s like the adults are giving the kids permission to view fatness as wrong and something that you need to change.”
Weight shaming is literally sickening | Bethany Brookshire | September 30, 2021 | Science News For Students
Key to that argument were three widely cited McKinsey studies, released in 2015, 2018, and 2020, showing a connection between the diversity of a corporate leadership team and the fatness of the company’s profit margin.
What if McKinsey’s diversity research is wrong? | Heather Landy | August 4, 2021 | Quartz
She spends most of the column raising alarm bells about quarantine weight gain, high-calorie foods, and fatness in general.
Fat-Shaming People Won’t Improve Their Health | Christine Byrne | May 26, 2021 | Outside Online
People tend to condemn the obese because they believe that “fatness” is evidence of laziness and lack of discipline.
‘The Biggest Loser’ Could Be TV’s Most Important Show Ever | Daniela Drake | September 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Even when Wadd was writing, fatness had been considered a national problem for close on a century.
Britain’s Weight Crisis Almost Hits U.S. Proportions | Dan Jones | February 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

fatness may be a flaw, but it is not a singularly terrible flaw.
Give Chris Christie a Break on His Weight | Michelle Cottle | February 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Many people equate fatness with weakness—a lack of discipline, self-control, or character.
Give Chris Christie a Break on His Weight | Michelle Cottle | February 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
"I think she'll pay your mother back to-morrow," said Hugh, remembering the fatness of the pink bag.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. Williamson
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall grow lean.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
Hearken diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and your soul shall be delighted in fatness.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
All were broad‑framed, although not stout to any degree approaching fatness.
The Fire People | Ray Cummings
Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
The United Seas | Robert W. Rogers

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