Fatty vs Thin - What's the difference?
fatty | thin |
Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.
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* 1861 , (Charles Dickens), (Great Expectations) ,
(slang) Literally or figuratively large.
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(pejorative, slang) An obese person.
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
* Addison
(golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
* Dryden
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
(philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
Any food produced or served in thin slices.
To make thin or thinner.
To become thin or thinner.
To dilute.
To remove some plants in order to improve the growth of those remaining.
Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
* Francis Bacon
As an adjective fatty
is containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.As a noun fatty
is (pejorative|slang) an obese person.As a proper noun thin is
the fifth earthly branch represented by the.fatty
English
(quotations et al)Adjective
(er)- Then in the case of excisions you have all kinds of secondary changes, pigmentary disturbances, modifications of the passions, alterations in the secretion of fatty tissue.
- That means eating fruits and vegetables and cutting back on fatty foods.
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- On the sixth, stools black, fatty , viscid, fetid; slept, more collected.
- which had a greasy and fatty surface like cold broth
getting rid of weed smell tips
- Be careful of the taxi drivers out there though, I've heard they sell you drugs, drop you off at your hotel and then dob you in to the Thai Police to get a fatty reward!
Disappointment to Say the Least
- Instead of going my normal route (ordering the book through the store, checking it out in person, and then ordering it online so I could get a fatty discount) I impulsively bought the book.
- I'm trying to get a fatty project done in a couple of hours right now.
Derived terms
* fatty acidNoun
(fatties)- It's hardly surprising, when it has to support that enormous gut! Lose some weight, fatty !
Synonyms
* See alsoAlternative forms
* fattiethin
English
Adjective
(thinner)- thin plate of metal
- thin paper
- thin board
- thin covering
- thin wire
- thin string
- thin person
- The trees of a forest are thin'''; the corn or grass is '''thin .
- Ferrara is very large, but extremely thin of people.
- thin , hollow sounds, and lamentable screams
- a thin disguise
Synonyms
* reedy * slender * slim * skinny * waifish * fine * lightweight * narrow * svelte * See alsoAntonyms
* thickDerived terms
* into thin air * razor thin * thin air * thin as a rake * thick and thin * thin-skinned * wear thinNoun
(en noun)- chocolate mint thins
- potato thins
Verb
Derived terms
* thin outAdverb
(en adverb)- seed sown thin
- Spain is thin sown of people.
