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Leanness (Noun)

Meaning 1

The property of having little body fat.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Examples

  • His diet of mostly lean meats and vegetables contributed to his leanness, evident in his muscular physique.
  • After a month of intense exercise and calorie counting, Sarah had achieved a new level of leanness she never thought possible.
  • Professional bodybuilders strive for maximum muscle mass while maintaining leanness, as any excess fat can obscure the definition of their muscles.
  • Compared to other animals in the wild, wolves are known for their remarkable leanness, even during periods of famine or scarcity.
  • Maintaining a state of optimal leanness can significantly improve an athlete's power-to-weight ratio and overall performance in endurance events.

Synonyms

  • Thinness
  • Spareness

Antonyms

  • Fatness

Hyponyms

  • Boniness
  • Scrawniness
  • Emaciation
  • Slightness
  • Gauntness
  • Slimness
  • Maceration

Related Words

  • Lean (adjective)

Meaning 2

The quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

  • Scantness
  • Meagreness
  • Exiguity
  • Meagerness
  • Poorness
  • Scantiness

Hypernyms

  • Insufficiency
  • Inadequacy

Hyponyms

  • Sparseness
  • Abstemiousness
  • Thinness
  • Spareness
  • Wateriness

Related Words

  • Lean (adjective)
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