adj
Meaning 1
Of, related to, or resembling flesh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fleshy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈflɛʃi/
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rhymes with -ɛʃi
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homophone: fleshie
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CMU ARPABET: F L EH1 SH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Having considerable flesh; plump.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Rich and smooth, with significant body or texture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: beverages, food, lifestyle, oenology, wine
Examples
- a fleshy wine
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or resembling flesh
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sarcoid
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heavy, overweight
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English fleisshy, fleischy, fleschi, equivalent to flesh + -y. Piecewise doublet of fleischig.
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: от месо (ot meso) — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Bulgarian: месест (mesest) — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Catalan: carnós — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Catalan: polpós — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Danish: kødfuld — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Dutch: vlezig — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Finnish: lihallinen — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Finnish: paksulehtinen — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- French: carné — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- French: pulpeux — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Friulian: cjarnôs — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Friulian: polpôs — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- German: fleischig — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Italian: carnoso — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Italian: polposo — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Portuguese: polposo — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Romanian: cărnos — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Russian: пло́тский (plótskij) — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Spanish: carnoso — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Tagalog: katasin — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Turkish: etsi — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Venetan: polpoxo — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Volapük: midik — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Welsh: cnawdol — of, relating to, or resembling flesh
- Bulgarian: пълен (pǎlen) — having considerable flesh
- Bulgarian: дебел (debel) — having considerable flesh
- Danish: kraftig — having considerable flesh
- Danish: buttet — having considerable flesh
- Dutch: vlezig — having considerable flesh
- Faroese: væl í holdum — having considerable flesh
- Faroese: hyldligur — having considerable flesh
- Faroese: køggutur — having considerable flesh
- Finnish: täyteläinen — having considerable flesh
- Finnish: pulska — having considerable flesh
- Finnish: vanttera — having considerable flesh
- Finnish: runsasmaltoinen — having considerable flesh
- French: viandeux — having considerable flesh
- French: charnu — having considerable flesh
- German: wohlgenährt — having considerable flesh
- German: wohlbeleibt — having considerable flesh
- German: fleischig — having considerable flesh
- Irish: feolmhar — having considerable flesh
- Italian: carnoso — having considerable flesh
- Māori: tuawhiti — having considerable flesh
- Norwegian Bokmål: kjøttfull — having considerable flesh
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kjøtfull — having considerable flesh
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kjøttfull — having considerable flesh
- Polish: mięsisty — having considerable flesh
- Portuguese: carnudo — having considerable flesh
- Romanian: cărnos — having considerable flesh
- Spanish: cachetudo — having considerable flesh
- Spanish: carnoso — having considerable flesh
- Spanish: carnudo — having considerable flesh
- Spanish: carrilludo — having considerable flesh
- Tagalog: dapilag — having considerable flesh
- Tausug: maunud — having considerable flesh
- Turkish: semiz — having considerable flesh
- Turkish: etli butlu — having considerable flesh
- Turkish: şişman — having considerable flesh
- Turkish: besili — having considerable flesh
- Turkish: yağlı — having considerable flesh
- Turkish: etli — having considerable flesh
- Turkish: dolgun — having considerable flesh
- Turkish: balıketli — having considerable flesh
- Turkish: etine dolgun — having considerable flesh
- Ottoman Turkish: سمیز (semiz) — having considerable flesh
- Ottoman Turkish: شیشمان (şişman) — having considerable flesh
- Uyghur: ئەتلىك (etlik) — having considerable flesh
- Welsh: cnodiog — having considerable flesh
- Welsh: cnawdog — having considerable flesh
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