fatness
[fat-nis]
- the state or condition of being fat; obesity; corpulence.
- richness; fertility; abundance: the fatness of the land.
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Origin of fatness
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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.
Even when Wadd was writing, fatness had been considered a national problem for close on a century.
Fatness may be a flaw, but it is not a singularly terrible flaw.
Historical Examples
Fatness was another of the accusations which McNeice hurled against the bishops.
The Red Hand of UlsterGeorge A. Birmingham
Enormous was his fatness,—so great as to give him the appearance of an ox (bufalo).
Pagan and Christian RomeRodolfo Lanciani
Their eyes stand out with fatness; they have more than heart could wish.
Uncle Tom's CabinHarriet Beecher Stowe
One can understand, perhaps, how it comes about that fatness is admired in the East.
In MesopotamiaMartin Swayne
He asked her to marry him, and his fatness hovered above her like an avalanche.
The Four MillionO. Henry