grasproper nounadjectiveadverbcommon nounSyllable DecompositiongrasEtymologyexpandfrom the Latin crassus originally meaning "thick", but used expressively to mean "fat". The passage from initial c to g (attested in late Latin) is probably analogous to grossus "fat".Definition1. With heaviness.expandParler gras, grasseyer.Peindre gras, peindre par couches épaisses.