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Define the word fatness

"Fatness" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Fatness \Fat"ness\, n.
   1. The quality or state of being fat, plump, or full-fed;
      corpulency; fullness of flesh.
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            Their eyes stand out with fatness.    --Ps. lxxiii.
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   2. Hence; Richness; fertility; fruitfulness.
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            Rich in the fatness of her plenteous soil. --Rowe.
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   3. That which makes fat or fertile.
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            The clouds drop fatness.              --Philips.
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"fatness" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

fatness
     n : excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in
         herself as well as in others" [syn: fat, blubber, avoirdupois]
         [ant: leanness]