different between fleshy vs meaty
fleshy
English
Etymology
From Middle English fleisshy, fleischy, fleschi, equivalent to flesh +? -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fl??i/
- Rhymes: -??i
Adjective
fleshy (comparative fleshier or more fleshy, superlative fleshiest or most fleshy)
- Of, related to, or resembling flesh.
- (of a person) Having considerable flesh; plump.
- 1908, Jack London, "The Heathen":
- He was a large fleshy man, weighing at least two hundred pounds, and he quickly became a faithful representation of a quivering jelly-mountain of fat.
- 2009, Lisa Abend, "Google Earth Takes On the Prado's Masterworks," Time, 15 Jan.:
- It's hard to imagine why Flemish Renaissance artist Peter Paul Rubens would paint a blemish on the backside of one of the fleshy lovelies meant to represent beauty, charm and good cheer, but there's no denying that single red brushstroke in the midst of his central figure's creamy skin.
- 1908, Jack London, "The Heathen":
Usage notes
- Fleshy is not necessarily negative in connotation (as fat, for example) and may be used to describe men or women.
Synonyms
- (having considerable flesh): corpulent, full-figured, porky, pudgy, well-covered
Antonyms
- (having considerable flesh): bony, slender, slim
Translations
Anagrams
- shelfy
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meaty
English
Etymology
meat +? -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mi?ti/
- Rhymes: -i?ti
Adjective
meaty (comparative meatier, superlative meatiest)
- Of, relating to, or containing meat.
- Resembling meat in flavour, etc.
- Of a person or a body part, large and solid.
- Substantial.
Synonyms
- (of, relating to, or containing meat):
- (resembling meat in flavour, etc): fleshy
- (of a person or body part): bulky, chunky, muscular, solid, stocky
- (substantial): substantial
Translations
Anagrams
- etyma, matey
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