fatness

[fat-nis]

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noun

the state or condition of being fat; obesity; corpulence.
richness; fertility; abundance: the fatness of the land.

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Origin of fatness

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

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Related Words

breadth weight flesh largeness size grossness protuberance inflation corpulence heaviness obesity girth distension bulkiness adiposity flab rotundity plumpness portliness

Examples from the Web for fatness

Contemporary Examples

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
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
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

Historical Examples

Fatness was another of the accusations which McNeice hurled against the bishops.
The Red Hand of Ulster
George A. Birmingham
Enormous was his fatness,—so great as to give him the appearance of an ox (bufalo).
Pagan and Christian Rome
Rodolfo Lanciani
Their eyes stand out with fatness; they have more than heart could wish.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
One can understand, perhaps, how it comes about that fatness is admired in the East.
In Mesopotamia
Martin Swayne
He asked her to marry him, and his fatness hovered above her like an avalanche.
The Four Million
O. Henry