fatness

Examples

• All

• Obesity, or excess fatness, so prevalent in American society, also exists in the military services.

  Academic text (1992)

• What may be considered an acceptable or optimum level of fatness in one occupation or physical activity may be unacceptable in another.

  Academic text (1992)

• During that lesson, the children took the test of body fatness and weight control knowledge.

  Academic text (1993)

• No teaching of body fatness or weight control knowledge was attempted with that group.

  Academic text (1993)

• While others have shown that fatness increases over time, none have studied these standards using the same children.

  Academic text (1994)

• Body weight, as a measurement, has limitations in expressing the degree of fatness.

  Academic text (1992)

• One theme revealed that fat students do not form positive identifications with fatness while at school, particularly within PE.

  Academic text (2014)

• Since the implementation of this directive, significant obesity or excess fatness has largely disappeared from the military.

  Academic text (1992)

• If this explanation is correct, then perhaps eating disorders can be reduced by modifying cultural standards of fatness and thinness.

  Academic text (1996)

• Many studies have shown that childhood fatness can lead to health issues later in life.

Synonyms

O

obesity

vsfatness

146 3.9

A condition where a person has too much body fat that harms health

is the simple state of having extra weight without medical emphasis

F

fat

vsfatness

136 1.0

A condition of having too much body weight that can harm health

is the neutral clinical description of the same state

C

chubbiness

vsfatness

1 1.9

A soft, round body shape with a little extra weight

is a more neutral, less affectionate description of extra weight

A

adiposity

vsfatness

• Specialized

1 9.1

How much body fat a person has that affects their health

describes excess weight more generally, not only a measurement

F

fleshiness

vsfatness

1 6.6

A soft, plump quality caused by extra fat or tissue

refers simply to having more weight overall, not texture

P

plumpness

vsfatness

1 2.4

A soft, rounded fullness, like a kitten's body or a cheek

is a plain statement about having excess body mass without charm

C

corpulence

vsfatness

• Formal

1 8.7

Too much body fat that makes a person very heavy

is a neutral label for carrying extra bodily weight

F

fattiness

vsfatness

1 4.1

The quality of having a large amount of fat

focuses on overall excess body weight rather than tissue detail

A

adiposeness

vsfatness

• Specialized

9.9

A condition of having too much body fat

is the basic term for having extra body weight rather than medical phrasing

A

adiposis

vsfatness

• Specialized

9.9

A condition of having too much body fat that can harm health

is a general state description, not necessarily a diagnosed illness

C

corpulency

vsfatness

• Formal

9.6

Being very fat or much heavier than is healthy

is the basic notion of having too much body weight

P

pudginess

vsfatness

5.6

A state of being a little round and soft in the body

is the straightforward state of carrying extra bodily weight

S

stoutness

vsfatness

5.5

Having a fairly heavy, solid body

focuses on excess weight rather than simply a sturdy body shape

W

weightiness

vsfatness

6.1

The state of being very heavy and hard to lift

centres on excess body fat specifically rather than general heaviness

Antonyms

T

thinness

2 2.3

A person who has very little body fat

L

leanness

1 3.4

Having little body fat and being thin

How Fat

obesity

146 3.9

fatness

6 1.0

plumpness

1 2.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology