grasso

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *grassus, from Latin crassus. Doublet of crasso.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡras.so/, [ˈɡr̺äs̪s̪o̞]
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  • Rhymes: -asso
  • Stress: gràsso
  • Hyphenation: gras‧so

Adjective

grasso (feminine singular grassa, masculine plural grassi, feminine plural grasse)

  1. fat
    • 1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata sesta, Novella IV [Sixth Day, Fourth Story]”, in Decamerone [Decameron]‎, Tommaso Hedlin, published 1527, page 164:
      Il quale con un ſuo falcone havendo un di […] una gru ammazzata trovandola graſſa e giovane, quella mandò ad un ſuo buon cuoco
      Who [Currado], having one day killed with a falcon of his a crane, finding it to be fat and young, sent it to a cook of his
    • Synonyms: adiposo, pingue
    • Antonyms: asciutto, esile, magro, mingherlino, smilzo, snello
  2. fatty, greasy (containing fat)
    Quando mangio della carne, la preferisco grassa. ― When I eat meat, I prefer it to be fatty.
    Antonym: magro
  3. (botany, of plants) succulent
  4. (figuratively) rich, abundant
    La cucina di mia madre è molto grassa. ― My mother's cuisine is very rich.
    Synonyms: condito, pesante
    Antonyms: digeribile, leggero
  5. (figuratively) useful, advantageous
    Mi ha fatto delle grasse promesse. ― He made some advantageous promises.
    Synonyms: produttivo, ricco, utile, vantaggioso
    Antonym: svantaggioso
  6. (figuratively, of a person) well-off, well-to-do
    • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Paradiso [The Divine Comedy: Paradise] (paperback), Le Monnier, published 2002, Canto XVI, lines 112–114, page 293:
      Così facieno i padri di coloro ¶ che, sempre che la vostra chiesa vaca, ¶ si fanno grassi stando a consistoro.
      So likewise did the ancestors of those ¶ who evermore, when vacant is your church, ¶ get fat by staying in consistory.
    • 1841, Giovanni Villani, Cronache di Dino Compagni, e di Giovanni, Matteo e Filippo Villani‎, volume 1, Padua, Book 8, Chapter 1, page 169:
      essendo la città di Firenze in grande e possente stato […] e' cittadini di quella grassi e ricchi
      with the city of Florence being in a great and powerful condition […] and its citizens well-off and wealthy
    • Synonyms: abbiente, agiato, benestante, facoltoso, ricco
    • Antonyms: bisognoso, disagiato, indigente, misero, nullatenente, povero
  7. fatty, greasy, unctuous (having a greasy consistence)
    Questa pomata è molto grassa. ― This ointment is very greasy.
    Synonyms: denso, oleoso, unto, untuoso, vischioso
    Antonyms: asciutto, secco
  8. (by extension, of air) thick
    • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell] (paperback), 12th edition, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto IX, lines 82–84, page 139:
      Dal volto rimovea quell'aere grasso ¶ menando la sinistra innanzi spesso; ¶ e sol di quell'angoscia parea lasso.
      From off his face he fanned that unctuous air, ¶ waving his left hand oft in front of him, ¶ and only with that anguish seemed he weary.
    • Synonym: spesso
  9. fatty, greasy, unctuous (having a greasy surface)
    Prima di fare la doccia, avevo dei capelli molto grassi. ― Before showering, my hair was very greasy.
    Synonyms: oleoso, unto, untuoso
    Antonyms: asciutto, secco
  10. (figuratively, of a way of speaking) licentious, raunchy, vulgar
    Mio zio è solito raccontare storielle grasse. ― My uncle usually tells licentious little stories.
    Synonyms: grossolano, lascivo, licenzioso, osceno, sboccato, spinto, triviale, volgare
    Antonyms: castigato, casto, irreprensibile, pudico

Noun

grasso m (plural grassi)

  1. fat (animal tissue)
  2. (by extension) Any greasy substance.
  3. (nautical) The concavity of a sail under the effect of the wind.

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