graisse — meaning in English

English meaning

• emphasis noun Special importance or weight placed on something.
• fat noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.
• grease noun Melted or soft animal fat, or any thick oily substance used for lubrication.
• weight noun How heavy someone or something is.

Senses

graisse is used for these senses in English:

• weight (typography) The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.

emphasis — full definition

1. noun Special importance or weight placed on something.
2. noun Extra stress given to a word or syllable when speaking, or highlighting given to text through formatting such as italics or bold.

fat — full definition

1. noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.
2. adj Having a large amount of body fat; overweight.
3. noun The most valuable or wasteful part of something, as in "trim the fat" from a budget.

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