flab

Thân thiện

The fitness instructor pinches the flab on her stomach.

Definition

Noun: 1. Soft, loose body fat: Excess body tissue that is soft, flabby, and lacks firmness, typically resulting from lack of exercise or muscle tone.

Usage

The word "flab" is an informal, slightly humorous term used to describe soft, excess body fat, especially when it is visibly loose or jiggles. It often carries a connotation of being unattractive or undesirable due to a lack of fitness. It is almost always used as a non-count noun.

Examples

• After stopping his workouts, he noticed a layer of flab around his waist.
• She was determined to tone her muscles and get rid of the flab on her arms.
• The advertisement promised a workout to burn flab and build strength.

Advanced Usage

• "wobble of flab": A descriptive phrase emphasizing the loose, unsteady movement of the fat.
  • With every step, the wobble of flab was evident.
• Used metaphorically to describe something unnecessary, soft, or inefficient that should be removed.
  • The new manager's first goal was to cut the flab from the company's bloated budget.

Variants and Related Words

• Flabby (adjective): Having flab; soft and loose.
  • His muscles had become flabby after months of inactivity.
• Flabbiness (noun): The state or condition of being flabby.

Synonyms

• Flabbiness: The quality of being flabby.
• Flaccidity: The state of being soft and limp (more formal/clinical).
• Flab is more specific than the general term fat.

Antonyms

• Muscle: Firm tissue.
• Tone: The firm quality of muscular definition.
• Definition: The clear visibility of muscles due to low body fat.

Học thuật

Noun

1. loose or flaccid body fat