What does leanness mean?
Definitions for leanness
lean·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
meagerness, meagreness, leanness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, exiguitynoun
the quality of being meager
"an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot
leanness, thinness, sparenessnoun
the property of having little body fat
Wiktionary
leannessnoun
The property of being lean, without excess or fat.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Leannessnoun
Etymology: from lean.
If thy leanness loves such food,
There are those, that, for thy sake,
Do enough. Ben Jonson, Forest.The symptoms of too great fluidity are excess of universal secretions, as of perspiration, sweat, urine, liquid dejectures, leanness, and weakness. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
The poor king Reignier, whose large style
Agrees not with the leanness of his purse. William Shakespeare.
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leanness
Leanness refers to the quality or state of being lean, meaning the lack of excess fat or waste, efficiency, or even scarcity or meagerness. In relation to fitness and health, it involves having a low body fat percentage. In relation to business and manufacturing, leanness describes optimal productivity with minimal waste.
Webster Dictionary
Leannessnoun
the condition or quality of being lean
Etymology: [AS. hlnnes.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of leanness in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of leanness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of leanness in a Sentence
He had not an ounce of superfluous flesh on his bones, and leanness goes a great way towards gentility.
It looks to me like they're doing studies to determine if the lower dosages are efficacious in improving feed efficiency, growth rate and carcass leanness.
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