Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state or quality of being meaty, in any sense; fleshiness; pithiness: as, the meatiness of an ox, or of a discourse.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Quality of being meaty.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The property of being meaty.

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Examples

  • There’s nothing quite like the flavor and color of a sun-ripened tomato; its sweet meatiness is the star of pico de gallo — the other ingredients are just supporting players.

    Archive 2008-08-01 Homesick Texan 2008

  • There’s nothing quite like the flavor and color of a sun-ripened tomato; its sweet meatiness is the star of pico de gallo — the other ingredients are just supporting players.

    Pico de gallo recipe | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2008

  • It gives his cake an unparalleled moistness and a "meatiness" to the texture.

    PegasusNews.com stories 2009

  • It gives his cake an unparalleled moistness and a "meatiness" to the texture.

    PegasusNews.com stories 2009

  • This kind of dissolved throughout the risotto and enhanced the flavor with the "meatiness" of the concoction.

    RVABlogs 2008

  • [Note: I found it difficult not to cook the mushrooms past the liquid stage because I love mushrooms when they get really cooked and golden and toasty; however, after some experimentation, I realized why Deb has you do it this way: the mushrooms will shrink a LOT if you cook them all the way through, and they won't retain any semblance of textural meatiness which is what you're going for here.

    The Amateur Gourmet 2010

  • I think that it would not overpower the creaminess of the peanut butter, but would stand up to the salty, meatiness of the bacon.

    Peanut butter and bacon sandwich – Mayor Bloomberg – impossible pairing? | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009

  • I know, it may sound far fetched and yes, honestly I was very surprised with their meatiness, and the juiciness of their salsa.

    Tamales and Christmas 2009

  • I know, it may sound far fetched and yes, honestly I was very surprised with their meatiness, and the juiciness of their salsa.

    Tamales and Christmas 2009

  • I know, it may sound far fetched and yes, honestly I was very surprised with their meatiness, and the juiciness of their salsa.

    Tamales and Christmas 2009

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