Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Containing no fat; having had the fat removed: Describes a substance, typically a food or drink, from which the natural fat content has been eliminated or is inherently absent.
   • Non-fat; fat-free: A synonym for products marketed as having zero percent fat.

Usage

• The adjective fatless is used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like 'is') to describe the composition of something.
• It is most commonly applied to food products, such as dairy or meat.
• Example: (Attributive use)
• Example: (Predicative use)

Examples

• Adjective:
  • For a healthier option, choose fatless cottage cheese.
  • The chef prepared a fatless gravy for the diet-conscious guests.
  • The label guarantees the product is fatless.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Industrial Context: In food science or manufacturing, fatless can describe a specific formulation or process result.
  • The new extraction method yields a fatless protein powder.

Variants and Related Words

• Fat-free (adj): An extremely common synonym, especially in product labeling and marketing.
• Nonfat (adj): Functionally identical to and .
• Skim (adj, specifically for milk): Denoting milk from which the cream (fat) has been removed.
• Lean (adj, for meat): Containing little fat, but not necessarily completely .

Synonyms

• Nonfat
• Fat-free
• Skim (context-specific)

Antonyms

• Fatty
• Greasy
• Oily
• Fat-laden

Adjective

1. without fat or fat solids
   • nonfat or fat-free milk