fatness

[ fat-nis ]
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noun
  1. the state or condition of being fat; obesity; corpulence.

  2. richness; fertility; abundance: the fatness of the land.

Origin of fatness

1
before 1000; Middle English fatnesse,Old English fǣtnes.See fat, -ness

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How to use fatness in a sentence

  • And it shall come to pass in that day, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall grow lean.

  • Hearken diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and your soul shall be delighted in fatness.

  • All were broad‑framed, although not stout to any degree approaching fatness.

    The Fire People | Ray Cummings
  • Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

    The United Seas | Robert W. Rogers