fattism
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fattism — n. discrimination against people who are overweight. Syn: fatism. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fattism — n. discrimination against fat or overweight people … English contemporary dictionary
fattism — noun prejudice against people who are fat. Derivatives fattist noun & adjective … English new terms dictionary
fattism — noun discrimination against people who are overweight • Syn: ↑fatism • Hypernyms: ↑discrimination, ↑favoritism, ↑favouritism … Useful english dictionary
fattist — 1. noun An advocate of fattism. 2. adjective Of, relating to, or advocating fattism … Wiktionary
fatism — noun discrimination against people who are overweight • Syn: ↑fattism • Hypernyms: ↑discrimination, ↑favoritism, ↑favouritism * * * fatism n. var. of *fattism n … Useful english dictionary
new words — (also called neologisms). It is always tempting, as much in the history of the language as in political and social history, to identify tendencies with centuries, but language change is a continuous process, and what is significant is the social… … Modern English usage
favoritism — noun 1. an inclination to favor some person or group • Syn: ↑favouritism • Hypernyms: ↑inclination, ↑disposition, ↑tendency 2. unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
