banting

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noun

A diet aimed at losing weight, mostly accomplished by avoiding carbohydrates and sweet foods.

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Meanings

banting1

nounbanting (uncountable)
  1. UKarchaicinformaluncountableA diet aimed at losing weight, mostly accomplished by avoiding carbohydrates and sweet foods.

    Miss Clark, alarmed at her increasing stoutness, was doing a course of what is popularly known as banting.

    1932, Agatha Christie, The Thirteen Problems

Banting2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounwild ox of the Malay Archipelago

Similar
bantengtsineBos banteng
Broader
oxwild ox
Also see
bantengbantingismtsine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after William Banting.

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Cite this entry
APA

banting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banting

MLA

“banting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “banting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banting.

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