fats
noun · verb
Form of fat , plural of fat.
Simple meaning
A specialized animal tissue with high lipid content, used for long-term storage of energy: fat tissue.
Pronunciation
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fatsIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfæts
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
plural of fat
A specialized animal tissue with high lipid content, used for long-term storage of energy: fat tissue.
plural of fat
A beef cattle fattened for sale.
plural of fat
A lipid that is solid at room temperature, which fat tissue contains and which is also found in the blood circulation; sometimes, a refined substance chemically resembling such naturally occurring lipids.
plural of fat
Such tissue as food: the fatty portion of (or trimmings from) meat cuts.
verb
third-person singular of fat
Make fat or plump
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This meaning: A specialized animal tissue with high lipid content, used for long-term storage of energy: fat tissue.
Used this way, fats is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
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- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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