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obesity

[ oh-bee-si-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the condition of being very fat or overweight; corpulence:
His obesity puts him at risk for major health problems.

obesity

/ ō-bē′sĭ-tē /

The condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat.

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Other Words From

anti·o·besi·ty adjective noun plural antiobesities
over·o·besi·ty noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of obesity¹

First recorded in 1605–15; from Middle French obésité, from Latin obēsitāt-, stem of obēsitās, equivalent to obēs(us) obese ( def ) + -i- ( def ) + -tās -ty ²( def )

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