fat
having an (over)abundance of flesh
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,710 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,593 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- having an (over)abundance of flesh he hadn't remembered how fat she was
- having a relatively large diameter a fat rope
- containing or composed of fat also: fatty fatty foodfat tissue
- lucrative also: juicy a juicy contracta nice fat job
- marked by great fruitfulness also: fertile, productive, rich fertile farmlanda fat land
noun
- a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides) pizza has too much fat
- a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs also: adipose tissue, fatty tissue fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold
- excess bodily weight also: fatness, blubber, avoirdupois she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others
fat in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He had a fat body and thin legs and arms.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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They each had one little fat duckling of their very own.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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Who is the rather pretty, fat woman, dressed like a boy.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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This good counsel was followed, and a little pot of fat was bought.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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The young sovereign then had to endure a long and grave discourse from a fat drone bee who did not understand himself.
Piccolissima · Adélaïde de Montgolfier · Chapter 1