Fluffy vs. Fat — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Fluffy and Fat
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Fluffy
Of, like, or covered with fluff
Fluffy white clouds
A fluffy kitten
Fat
In nutrition, biology, and chemistry, fat usually means any ester of fatty acids, or a mixture of such compounds, most commonly those that occur in living beings or in food.The term often refers specifically to triglycerides (triple esters of glycerol), that are the main components of vegetable oils and of fatty tissue in animals; or, even more narrowly, to triglycerides that are solid or semisolid at room temperature, thus excluding oils. The term may also be used more broadly as a synonym of lipid—any substance of biological relevance, composed of carbon, hydrogen, or oxygen, that is insoluble in water but soluble in non-polar solvents.
Fluffy
Frivolous or silly; lacking depth or seriousness
A fluffy blonde in leopard-skin pedal-pushers
Fat
A natural oily substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs
Whales and seals insulate themselves with layers of fat
Fluffy
Of, relating to, or resembling fluff.
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Fat
Any of a group of natural esters of glycerol and various fatty acids, which are solid at room temperature and are the main constituents of animal and vegetable fat
Some 40 per cent of our daily calories are derived from dietary fats
Fluffy
Covered with fluff.
Fat
(of a person or animal) having a large amount of excess flesh
The driver was a fat wheezing man
Fluffy
Light and airy; soft
Fluffy curls.
A fluffy soufflé.
Fat
Large in bulk or circumference
A fat cigarette
Fluffy
Light or frivolous
A fluffy musical comedy.
Fat
Make or become fat
The hogs have been fatting
Numbers of black cattle are fatted here
Fluffy
Lacking depth or precision; fuzzy
Hazy, fluffy thinking that only confused the matter.
Fat
The ester of glycerol and one, two, or three fatty acids.
Fluffy
Covered with fluff.
Fluffy bunny rabbits are really nice to stroke.
Fat
Any of various soft, solid, or semisolid organic compounds constituting the esters of glycerol and fatty acids and their associated organic groups.
Fluffy
Light; soft; airy.
I like my scrambled eggs to be light and fluffy in texture.
Fat
A mixture of such compounds occurring widely in organic tissue, especially in the adipose tissue of animals and in the seeds, nuts, and fruits of plants.
Fluffy
(colloquial) Warm and comforting.
Being in love with my boyfriend gives me a fluffy feeling inside.
Fat
Animal tissue containing such substances.
Fluffy
(colloquial) Not clearly defined or explained; fuzzy.
Fat
A solidified animal or vegetable oil.
Fluffy
Lightweight; superficial; lacking depth or seriousness.
Fat
Obesity; corpulence
Health risks associated with fat.
Fluffy
(informal) Someone or something that has a fluffy texture.
Fat
Unnecessary excess
"would drain the appropriation's fat without cutting into education's muscle" (New York Times).
Fluffy
A person who is superficial, who lacks depth or seriousness.
Fluffy bunny
Fat
Having much or too much fat or flesh; plump or obese.
Fluffy
(NZ) A babycino frothy milk drink.
Fat
Full of fat or oil; greasy.
Fluffy
Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy.
The present Barnacle . . . had a youthful aspect, and the fluffiest little whisker, perhaps, that ever was seen.
Fat
Abounding in desirable elements
A paycheck fat with bonus money.
Fluffy
Like down or as soft as down
Fat
Fertile or productive; rich
"It was a fine, green, fat landscape" (Robert Louis Stevenson).
Fat
Having an abundance or amplitude; well-stocked
A fat larder.
Fat
Yielding profit or plenty; lucrative or rewarding
A fat promotion.
Fat
Prosperous; wealthy
Grew fat on illegal profits.
Fat
Thick; large
A fat book.
Fat
Puffed up; swollen
A fat lip.
Fat
To make or become fat; fatten.
Fat
Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
The fat man had trouble getting through the door.
The fattest pig should yield the most meat.
Fat
Thick; large.
The fat wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers.
Fat
Bulbous; rotund.
Fat
Bountiful.
Fat
Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich said of food.
Fat
(obsolete) Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.
Fat
Fertile; productive.
A fat soil; a fat pasture
Fat
Rich; producing a large income; desirable.
A fat benefice; a fat office;
A fat job
Fat
Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.
Fat
Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.
A fat take; a fat page
Fat
(golf) Being a shot in which the ground is struck before the ball.
Fat
(theatre) Of a role: significant; major; meaty.
Fat
Alternative form of phat
Fat
(uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with high lipid content, used for long-term storage of energy: fat tissue.
Mammals that hibernate have plenty of fat to keep them warm during the winter.
Fat
Such tissue as food: the fatty portion of (or trimmings from) meat cuts.
Ask the butcher for a few pounds of fat for our greens.
Fat
(countable) A lipid that is solid at room temperature, which fat tissue contains and which is also found in the blood circulation; sometimes, a refined substance chemically resembling such naturally occurring lipids.
Dietary fat is not the evil that it was once misapprehended to be; carbs are increasingly recognized as a bigger driver of atherosclerosis via chronic insulin resistance and the vascular processes that cascade from it.
Fat
That part of an organization deemed wasteful.
We need to trim the fat in this company
Fat
(slang) An erection.
I saw Daniel crack a fat.
Fat
(golf) A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)
Fat
The best or richest productions; the best part.
To live on the fat of the land
Fat
Work containing much blank, or its equivalent, and therefore profitable to the compositor.
Fat
A fat person.
Fat
A beef cattle fattened for sale.
Fat
(obsolete) A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.
Fat
(obsolete) A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels.
Fat
To make fat; to fatten.
Kill the fatted calf
Fat
To become fat; to fatten.
Fat
To hit a golf ball with a fat shot.
Fat
A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.
The fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
Fat
A measure of quantity, differing for different commodities.
Fat
An oily liquid or greasy substance making up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and widely distributed in the seeds of plants. See Adipose tissue, under Adipose.
Fat
The best or richest productions; the best part; as, to live on the fat of the land.
Fat
Work. containing much blank, or its equivalent, and, therefore, profitable to the compositor.
Fat
Abounding with fat
Fat
Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.
Making our western wits fat and mean.
Make the heart of this people fat.
Fat
Fertile; productive; as, a fat soil; a fat pasture.
Fat
Rich; producing a large income; desirable; as, a fat benefice; a fat office; a fat job.
Now parson of Troston, a fat living in Suffolk.
Fat
Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.
Persons grown fat and wealthy by long impostures.
Fat
Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; - said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.; as, a fat take; a fat page.
Fat
To make fat; to fatten; to make plump and fleshy with abundant food; as, to fat fowls or sheep.
We fat all creatures else to fat us.
Fat
To grow fat, plump, and fleshy.
An old ox fats as well, and is as good, as a young one.
Fat
A soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides);
Pizza has too much fat
Fat
A kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs;
Fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold
Fat
Excess bodily weight;
She found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others
Fat
Make fat or plump;
We will plump out that poor starving child
Fat
Having much flesh (especially fat);
He hadn't remembered how fat she was
Fat
Having a relatively large diameter;
A fat rope
Fat
Containing or composed of fat;
Fatty food
Fat tissue
Fat
Lucrative;
A juicy contract
A nice fat job
Fat
Marked by great fruitfulness;
Fertile farmland
A fat land
A productive vineyard
Rich soil
Fat
A chubby body;
The boy had a rounded face and fat cheeks
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