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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.
51Թ 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 “treating fatness” without considering what’s 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 “fatness” to be a socially constructed identity.
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About This 51Թ
What doesfatness mean?
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 person’s health (though it too can be used in a judgmental or mean way).
Fatness isn’t always used in a negative way. Some people might refer to others’ or their own fatness in a way that’s not intended to be critical, as in I don’t have to apologize for my fatness.
Example: As a society, we tend to value skinny bodies and shame fatness.
Where doesfatness come from?
The first records of the word fatness come from before the year 1000. The base word, fat, comes from the Old English verb ǣٲ, meaning “to cram” or “to load.” The suffix -ness indicates a state or condition.
The word fatness can also be used in a figurative way to refer to richness, fertility, or abundance, especially in the phrase the fatness of the land.
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What are some other forms related to fatness?
- fat (adjective, noun)
What are some synonyms for fatness?
What are some words that share a root or word element with fatness?
What are some words that often get used in discussing fatness?
How isfatness used in real life?
The word fatness is offensive when it’s used in a mean or judgmental way.
Fat bodies are normal bodies. Fatness is a normal bodily variation. Not everyone can/will be thin.
— fiyinskosko (@fiyinskosko)
Just a reminder that I don't love being called chubby.
I'm fat.
Chubby, to me, implies I'm some size or shape I'm not, that we're trying to cute up my fatness to make it palatable.
I ' m f a t.
There's nothing wrong with being fat.
— Queen of Nevers 👑✴️👁🚪🌌 (they/them) (@liminalnobilis)
Book! In my final essay of 2018, I wrote about fatness, genius, and the "Black abundance" of 's HUNGER, HEAVY & 's THICK for .
— Dr. Steven W. Thrasher (@thrasherxy)
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