Standard Lemma guide

fat-free

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not containing fat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

without fat or fat solids

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • nonfat or fat-free milk

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nonfat, fatless

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English fat Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English fat-free From fat + -free.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 脫脂 /脱脂 (tuōzhī) — not containing fat
  • Dutch: vet-vrij — not containing fat
  • Dutch: vetvrij — not containing fat
  • Esperanto: sengrasa — not containing fat
  • Finnish: rasvaton — not containing fat
  • French: sans gras — not containing fat
  • French: dégraissé — not containing fat
  • German: fettfrei — not containing fat
  • Ancient Greek: ἀπίμελος (apímelos) — not containing fat
  • Hungarian: zsírtalan — not containing fat
  • Hungarian: zsírmentes — not containing fat
  • Japanese: 無脂肪の (mushibō no) — not containing fat
  • Kazakh: майсыз (maisyz) — not containing fat
  • Polish: bez tłuszczu — not containing fat
  • Polish: beztłuszczowy — not containing fat
  • Portuguese: sem gordura — not containing fat
  • Russian: обезжи́ренный (obezžírennyj) — not containing fat
  • Swedish: fettfri — not containing fat
  • Turkish: yağsız — not containing fat