fat
adjective
1. having an (over)abundance of flesh
- the fattest pig should yield the most meat
Similar word(s): endomorphic, pyknic, abdominous, paunchy, potbellied, blubbery, chubby, embonpoint, plump, buxom, zaftig, zoftig, corpulent, obese, rotund, weighty, jowly, dumpy, podgy, pudgy, tubby, fattish, fleshy, heavy, overweight, gross, porcine, portly, stout, rounded, thick
2. having a relatively large diameter
- a fat rope
Similar word(s): thick
3. containing or composed of fat
- fatty food
- fat tissue
Similar word(s): adipose, buttery, greasy, oily, oleaginous, sebaceous, suety, superfatted, fatty
4. lucrative
- a nice fat job
Similar word(s): profitable, juicy
5. marked by great fruitfulness
- a fat land
Similar word(s): fruitful, fertile, productive, rich
Sentences with fat as an adjective:
- The fat wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers.
- a fat soil; a fat pasture
- a fat benefice; a fat office; a fat job
- a fat take; a fat page
noun
1. a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- pizza has too much fat
Definition categories: substance, lipid, lipide, lipoid
2. a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
- fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold
Definition categories: body
3. excess bodily weight
- she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others
Similar word(s): avoirdupois, blubber, fatness
Definition categories: attribute
Sentences with fat as a noun:
- We need to trim the fat in this company
- "I saw Daniel crack a fat."
- to live on the fat of the land