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- pronunciation:
- lin
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
leaner, leanest |
| definition 1: |
having little extra fat on the body.
That animal looks very lean.- synonyms:
- spare, thin
- antonyms:
- chubby, fat, fleshy
- similar words:
- bony, gaunt, haggard, lanky, scrawny, skinny, slender, slight, slim
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| definition 2: |
having little fat.
My mother buys the leanest meat that she can find.- antonyms:
- greasy
- similar words:
- spare, thin, trim
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| related words: |
insufficient |
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| derivations: |
leanly (adv.), leanness (n.) |
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