Rich vs Fat - What's the Difference?
Definition as Noun
- a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
- excess bodily weight
Definition as Noun
- people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
Definition as Adjective
- having an (over)abundance of flesh
- having a relatively large diameter
- containing or composed of fat
- marked by great fruitfulness
- lucrative
Definition as Adjective
- possessing material wealth
- having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources)
- of great worth or quality
- very productive
- high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air
- suggestive of or characterized by great expense
- containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar
- pleasantly full and mellow
- affording an abundant supply
- strong; intense
- marked by great fruitfulness
- marked by richness and fullness of flavor
Examples
- "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
- "fatty food"; "fat tissue"
- "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"
- "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job"
- "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
- "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
- "We will plump out that poor starving child"
- "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles"
- "blessed with a land rich in minerals"; "rich in ideas"; "rich with cultural interest"
- "a rich collection of antiques"
- "a rich vein of copper"; "a rich gas mixture"
- "rich desserts"; "they kept gorging on rich foods"
- "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"
- "deep purple"; "a rich red"
- "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"
- "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"
- "only the very rich benefit from this legislation"