1
as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat
the fleshiness of the foreign tourists was in sharp contrast to the gauntness of the native Africans
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2
as in juiciness
the quality or state of being full of juice
loves the fleshiness of ripe watermelon
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Noun
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Negative health effects of obesity are well documented by scientists and heavily covered in the media.—
Laura Clawson,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Aug. 2025 -
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes and obesity continues to increase in youth across the country, hence the need for improved intervention.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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But Saiko has had difficulty putting weight on his prosthetic leg, so the treadmill exercise forced him to do it and showed him how to better control the artificial limb.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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In our younger years, it can be tied to experimentation, risk, and sometimes even the weight of outside validation.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Fleshiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleshiness. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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