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fatless

fatless

2.5
Containing no fat
  • adjective
  • /ˈfæt.ləs/
translation icon : sin grasa
  • She prefers to cook with fatless cuts of meat for health reasons.

Examples

  • Many shoppers are looking for fatless alternatives to traditional dairy products.

  • The recipe calls for fatless yogurt as an ingredient.

  • This yogurt is fatless and perfect for a healthy diet.

  • I prefer fatless cheese on my sandwiches.

  • Many shoppers are looking for fatless alternatives to traditional dairy products.

  • The recipe calls for fatless yogurt as an ingredient.

  • This yogurt is fatless and perfect for a healthy diet.

Synonyms

fat-free
vsfatless
22 1.0

A food or drink that contains no fat

is the same meaning presented as the entry term
nonfat
vsfatless
5 1.6

A food that has no fat, like milk or yogurt

is the same idea but used as the dictionary head term
greaseless
vsfatless
1 3.3

Has no grease or oil on it

refers specifically to no solid fat rather than just surface grease
nonfatty
vsfatless
3.2

Food that contains very little oil or grease

emphasizes complete absence rather than a small or uncertain amount
oilless
vsfatless
4.5

Made without oil and used for food or skin products

focuses on absence of solid fat rather than absence of oil

Antonyms

fatty
54 2.3

Containing a lot of oil, usually in food

How Fatty

fatty
54 2.3
fatless
2.5

Surface Forms

fatless positive

Morphology

fatless = fat (transparent) = fat + less

The meaning is directly compositional: 'fat' + '-less' means 'without fat'.

Etymology

Fatless is made from the easy parts fat ('the oily part of food') and the ending -less ('without'). So, fatless means 'without fat', which is why we use it for food or meat that has no fat.