Lean and Round

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Lean

Lean adjective - Having a noticeably small amount of body fat.
Usage example: all of the marathoners are extremely lean
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Round is an antonym for lean.
Nearby Words: leaning, leaned, leanness, leant

Round

Round adjective - Having an excess of body fat.
Usage example: a round little grandmother who was a natural to play Mrs. Claus
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Antonyms for Round
Lean is an antonym for round.
Nearby Words: rounded, rounder, roundly, roundel, roundish
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bit lean bit round bit

Both words in one sentence

  • Now I've been hangin' 'round you for days / but when I lean in you just turn your head away
    Source: Kiss Diss
  • Moveset Clone Sumia's modifiers lean towards Fragile Speedster (with less Strength and Defense in return for more Speed), but Cordelia has more balanced modifiers all-round.
    Source: Moveset Clone
  • In both cases, this is amplified by their character designs: Tomoe and Usagi are round and "chubby", while Noriko and Kenichi are lean and angular.
    Source: Red Oni Blue Oni / Comic Books
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