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   Lean

   /lēn/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat: "his lean, muscular body" Similar slimthinslenderrangysparewiryslightlissomsveltewillowysylphlikeskinnyscrawnyscragglylankylankbonygauntemaciatedskin and bonesrawbonedrangyganglingspindlyskeletalsize-zeroangularpinchedOpposite fat
   • ▪ (of meat) containing little fat: "lean bacon" Similar nonfattyunfattyOpposite fatty
   • ▪ (of an industry or company) efficient and with no waste: "he made leaner government a campaign theme"
   • 2. (of an activity or a period of time) offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meager: "the lean winter months" Similar meagerscantysparsepoorscantmeaninadequateinsufficientpaltrylimitedrestrictedmodestdeficientinsubstantialslightunproductiveunfruitfulunprofitableunremunerativearidbarrenhardbaddifficulttoughimpoverishedpoverty-strickenmoneylessOpposite abundantplentifulproductiveprosperous
   • 3. (of a vaporized fuel mixture) having a high proportion of air: "lean air-to-fuel ratios"

   noun

   • 1. the lean part of meat: "the man who eats no fat and the wife who eats no lean"

   Word Origin Old Englishhlǣne, of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. leanly adverb
   • 2. leanness noun

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