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fatness

[ fat-nis ]

/ ˈfæt nɪs /

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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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for fatness

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|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|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|DAILY BEAST
These are the days when the Thanksgiving turkey is accumulating succulent flesh and fatness.
In Pastures Green|Peter McArthur

East of Demopolis, the line passed through the cane-brake country, a land of fatness.
Destruction and Reconstruction:|Richard Taylor
His fatness, his red cheeks and blushing health proclaimed that well enough.
The Great Airship.|F. S. Brereton
All sorts of things seem to conspire to feed "the green-eyed monster" into a state of fatness.
Nuggets of the New Thought|William Walker Atkinson,
He was short, square in the shoulders, tending in middle age to fatness.
Avril|H. Belloc