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leanness

leanness

1 3.4
Having little body fat and being thin
  • noun
  • /ˈlinəs/
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  • In your opinion, is it a bad idea to simply cut until I achieve my leanness goals, or is it better to intersperse periods of increased calories?
  • sports emphasizing leanness

Can you dial in your diet even more so that you can maintain your leanness, right?

Examples

  • Garner, Rosen, and Barry (1998) studied male and female athletes involved in sports that emphasize leanness (wrestling, gymnastics, figure skating, and diving) and compared them with groups of nonathletes.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Her leanness was evident in her toned muscles and low body fat percentage.

  • But how did you develop that leanness at that point in your life?

  • Can you dial in your diet even more so that you can maintain your leanness, right?

    Bedros Keuilian

  • The expected reaction would be for men and boys to turn to substances that change the body in promoting leanness and muscularity.

    Academic text (2011)

  • To reach real leanness, it's going to take eating less fat and creating satiety with high-volume plant foods.

    Blog text (7)

  • If weight or leanness is as important as it appears to be in gymnastics, gymnasts at different weight or body composition levels may experience different levels of pressure regarding weight loss.

    Academic text (1996)

  • He didn't have the leanness of Hutch, nor his chiseled features.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • From the standpoint of promoting leanness, exercise is of most value if oxidation of stored fat is maximized during and following the exercise sessions.

    Blog text (24)

  • Commercialization of the male body also has been presented as a plausible factor in boys and adolescent males seeking to morph their bodies in terms of leanness and muscularity.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

thinness
vsleanness
2 2.3

A person who has very little body fat

is the general quality of lacking excess flesh rather than a style
slimness
vsleanness
1 2.7

Being thin in a way that looks attractive

is focused on low body fat without implying attractiveness
slenderness
vsleanness
1 3.9

A thin, graceful shape that people find attractive

is the neutral state of having little flesh without grace emphasis
skinniness
vsleanness
1 4.9

Being very thin in a way that looks unhealthy

is milder, meaning low body fat without implying poor condition
slightness
vsleanness
1 6.1

A thin, small body that looks weak

is about low body fat rather than small size or weakness
spareness
vsleanness
7.4

A thin body with very little fat

is the same quality expressed as the general physical state

Antonyms

obesity
146 3.9

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

fullness
7 2.7

A state in which something has as much inside as it can hold

fatness
6 1.0

A state of having too much body weight

How Thin

emaciation
  • Specialized
1 8.6
skinniness
1 4.9
leanness
1 3.4
slenderness
1 3.9

Surface Forms

leanness singular
leannesses plural

Morphology

leanness = lean (transparent) = lean + ness

Clear nominalization from the adjective 'lean' (thin) to denote the state or quality of being thin.

Etymology

Leanness comes from lean, an old English word that means 'thin'. So when we talk about a person's leanness, we mean they have little body fat or are simply thin.