Replete vs Fat - What's the difference?
replete | fat |
Abounding.
* 1730 , , "The Pheasant and the Lark":
* 1759 , , Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia , ch. 12:
* 1843 , , Martin Chuzzlewit , ch. 44:
* 1916 , , Little Journeys: Volume 8—Great Philosophers , "Seneca":
Gorged, filled to near the point of bursting, especially with food or drink.
* 1901 , , "Three Vagabonds of Trinidad" in Under the Redwoods :
* 1913 , , The Valley of the Moon , ch. 15:
To restore something that has been depleted.
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(obsolete) A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.
* Bible, Joel ii. 24
* 1882 , James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England , volume 4, page 429:
(obsolete) A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels.
Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
:The fat man had trouble getting through the door.
:The fattest pig should yield the most meat.
Thick.
:The fat wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers.
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*:So this was my future home, I thought!Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat , fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
Bountiful.
Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; said of food.
(obsolete) Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.
*(Ralph Waldo Emerson) (1803-1882)
*:making our western wits fat and mean
*(Bible), (w) vi. 10
*:Make the heart of this people fat .
Fertile; productive.
:a fat''' soil; a '''fat pasture
Rich; producing a large income; desirable.
:a fat''' benefice; a '''fat''' office; a '''fat job
*(Thomas Carlyle) (1795-1881)
*:now parson of Troston, a fat living in Suffolk
Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.
*(Jonathan Swift) (1667–1745)
*:persons grown fat and wealthy by long impostures
(dated, printing) Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.
:a fat''' take; a '''fat page
(uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.
(countable) A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.
That part of an organization deemed wasteful.
(slang) An erection.
(golf) A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)
The best or richest productions; the best part.
(dated, printing) Work containing much blank, or its equivalent, and therefore profitable to the compositor.
(archaic) To make fat; to fatten.
(archaic) To become fat; to fatten.
As nouns the difference between replete and fat
is that replete is a honeypot ant while fat is .As an adjective replete
is abounding.As a verb replete
is to restore something that has been depleted.replete
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A peacock reign'd, whose glorious sway
- His subjects with delight obey:
- His tail was beauteous to behold,
- Replete with goodly eyes and gold.
- I am less unhappy than the rest, because I have a mind replete with images.
- "Salisbury Cathedral, my dear Jonas, . . . is an edifice replete with venerable associations."
- History is replete with instances of great men ruled by their barbers.
- And what an afternoon! To lie, after this feast, on their bellies in the grass, replete like animals . . . .
- In the evening, replete with deer meat, resting on his elbow and smoking his after-supper cigarette, he said . . . .
Synonyms
* (abounding) plentiful, abundant * (gorged) stuffedVerb
(replet)fat
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) . See (l).Noun
(en noun)- The fats shall overflow with wine[, strong drink] and oil.
- In 1431 New College purchases brewing vessels, under the names of a mash fat', for 6s. 10d., a wort ' fat for 2s., a 'Gilleding' tub for 2s. 6d., and two tunning barrels at 8d. each, a leaden boiler for 24s., another for 12s., and a great copper beer pot for 13s. 4d.
Synonyms
* vatEtymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Adjective
(fatter)Synonyms
* (carrying a larger than normal amount of fat) chubby, chunky, corpulent, lardy (slang), obese, overweight, plump, porky (slang), rotund, tubby, well-fed; see also * (thick) thick * (bountiful) bountiful, prosperousAntonyms
* Of sense (carrying a larger than normal amount of fat) lean, skinny, slender, slim, thinDerived terms
* (l), (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) *Noun
(en-noun)- We need to trim the fat in this company
- "I saw Daniel crack a fat ."
- to live on the fat of the land
Synonyms
* (animal tissue) adipose tissue, lard (in animals''; ''derogatory slang when used of human fat ) * (substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat) grease, lardDerived terms
* * fat camp * fat chance * fattenSee also
* ("fat" on Wikipedia)Verb
- kill the fatted calf