different between fattening vs growth

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?fæt(?)n??/, [?fæ?(?)n??]

Adjective

fattening (comparative more fattening, superlative most fattening)

1. That causes weight gain; often of high calorie food with relatively little nutritive value.

   I'd really love to lose weight, the trouble is, tasty desserts with stuff like whipped cream are so fattening.

   Antonyms: non-fattening, slimming

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Noun

fattening (plural fattenings)

1. The act of making something fatter, particularly in reference or allusion to livestock.
2. The act of becoming fatter.

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Verb

fattening

1. present participle of fatten
   • 1997, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, iv:

     ‘Yer great puddin’ of a son don’ need fattenin’ any more, Dursley, don’ worry.’

English

Etymology

From grow +? -th. Compare Old Frisian gr?d ("meadow, pasture"; > North Frisian greyde (“growth, pasture”)), Middle High German gruote, gruot (“greens, fresh growth, shoot”), Old Norse gróðr ("growth, crop"; > Faroese grøði, Danish grøde (“fruits”), Swedish gröda (“crop, harvest”)). More at grow.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??o??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?????/
• Rhymes: -???

Noun

growth (countable and uncountable, plural growths)

1. An increase in size, number, value, or strength.

2. (biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
3. (biology) Something that grows or has grown.
4. (pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.

Synonyms

• (increase in size): enlargement, expansion, increase, increment
• (act of growing): development, maturation
• (something that grows or has grown): vegetation
• (pathology: abnormal mass such as a tumor): outgrowth, cancer, mass

Antonyms

• (increase in size): contraction, decrease, decrement, reduction
• (act of growing): nondevelopment

Hyponyms

• (pathology: abnormal mass such as a tumor): tumor

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