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fatty

adjective · noun

Simple meaning

Containing, composed of, or made up of fat.

Pronunciation

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fatee

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈfæti

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.

  2. Sometimes, especially, containing excess fat.

  3. Of or related to fat.

  4. Like fat; greasy.

noun

  1. A type of game played with marbles.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

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This meaning: Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.

Used this way, fatty 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.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use fatty

  • “Avoid eating too much fatty food if you want to stay healthy.”

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Containing

fatty tissuefatty substance

Rotund

fatty infiltration

Other combinations

fatty acidfatty liverfatty degenerationfatty matterfatty acyl

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Similar Words, What’s the Difference?

Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.

  • adipose

    Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.

  • greasy

    Containing a lot of grease or fat.

  • sebaceous

    Of or relating to fat, sebum.

Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • fatty acidnounCompound term

    Any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis.

  • fatty livernounCompound term

    Yellow discoloration as a result of the accumulation of certain fats (triglycerides) in the liver.

  • fatty oilnounCompound term

    Nonvolatile animal or plant oil.

  • fatty tissuenounCompound term

    A kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy.

  • monounsaturated fatty acidnounCompound term

    An unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule.

  • polyunsaturated fatty acidnounCompound term

    An unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule.

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Synonyms

Sense: containing or composed of or or consisting of fat

adipose

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