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meatiness

meatiness

4.1
The amount of edible flesh on an animal or fish
  • noun
  • /ˈmiːtiness/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cantidad de carne
  • The meatiness of the steak made it incredibly satisfying to eat.

Examples

  • In evaluating the cuts of lamb, the butcher emphasized the meatiness as a key factor for grading quality.

  • The chef praised the meatiness of the fresh tuna, which made it ideal for grilling.

  • For a country that's world famous for its traditional meatiness, it's pretty ironic... but we vegetarians certainly aren't complaining!

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How Meaty

fleshiness
1 6.6
meatiness
  • Specialized
4.1
leanness
1 3.4
boniness
7.9

Surface Forms

meatiness singular
meatinesses plural

Morphology

meatiness = meaty (transparent) = meat + y + ness

The chain meat → meaty → meatiness here denotes the literal quantity/quality of meat and is a straightforward nominalization.

Etymology

Meatiness is built from meat 'food' or 'flesh' and the ending -ness 'quality', and it can simply mean the amount of edible meat on an animal or cut; that is why chefs and farmers talk about the meatiness of a carcass or piece.