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fatness
[fat-nis]
noun
the state or condition of being fat; obesity; corpulence.
richness; fertility; abundance.
the fatness of the land.
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Example Sentences
I also think for a long time, I felt like my consequences, for lack of a better word, were fatness.
Society is ātreating fatnessā without considering whatās driving it in America.
Critics have referred to the film as an insightful view of fatness that is often neglected and rarely acknowledged by Hollywood.
When it comes to the concrete material implications of fatness, women don't just face more pressure to look a certain way.
There is also tension between those who view obesity as a medical problem and others who understand āfatnessā to be a socially constructed identity.
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When To Use
Fatness is a word for the state or condition of being or being considered obese or overweight.The word fat is most often used in a critical, judgmental, or mean way, and the same is often true of fatness. In contrast, the synonym obesity is more often used in a neutral way, such as in a medical context in the discussion of a personās health (though it too can be used in a judgmental or mean way).Fatness isnāt always used in a negative way. Some people might refer to othersā or their own fatness in a way thatās not intended to be critical, as in I donāt have to apologize for my fatness. Example: As a society, we tend to value skinny bodies and shame fatness.
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