Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Synonyms
Nearby Entries
obesity - 7 dictionary results
Anorexia Information
 Get research articles on anorexia Receive free info online today
 www.RaderPrograms.com
Call ChefsDiet™ Today
 Watch & share videos with friends. Learn causes of child weight gain.
 www.MyChefsDiet.com
Surgical Weight Loss
 Laparoscopic Bariatric Specialists Serving Torrance and South Bay
 www.asbssurgicalweightloss.com

o⋅bese

  [oh-bees]
Use obesity in a Sentence
–adjective
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
Origin:
1645–55; < L obēsus (ptp. of obedere to eat away), equiv. to ob- ob- + ed(ere) to eat + -tus ptp. suffix, with dt > s

Related forms:
o⋅bese⋅ly, adverb
o⋅be⋅si⋅ty, o⋅bese⋅ness, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To obesity
Anorexia Information
 Get research articles on anorexia Receive free info online today
 www.RaderPrograms.com
Call ChefsDiet™ Today
 Watch & share videos with friends. Learn causes of child weight gain.
 www.MyChefsDiet.com
o·be·si·ty   (ō-bē'sĭ-tē)   
n.  The condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source

Obesity

O*bes"i*ty\, n.[L. obesitas: cf.F. ob['e]sit['e].] The state or quality of being obese; incumbrance of flesh.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Language Translation for : obesity
Spanish: obesidad,
German: die Fettleibigkeit,
Japanese: 肥満
More Translations »

obesity 
1611, from Fr. obésité, from L. obesitas "fatness, corpulence," from obesus "that has eaten itself fat," pp. of obdere "to eat all over, devour," from ob "over" + edere "eat" (see edible). The adj. obese is attested from 1651.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source

Main Entry: obe·si·ty
Pronunciation: O-'bE-s&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: a conditioncharacterized by excessive bodily fat
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source

obesity o·be·si·ty (ō-bē'sĭ-tē)
n.
The condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
obesity   (ō-bē'sĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
The condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see obesity on Thesaurus | Reference
Surgical Weight Loss
 Laparoscopic Bariatric Specialists Serving Torrance and South Bay
 www.asbssurgicalweightloss.com
Lap Gastric Bypass & Band
 Effective Weight Loss Methods. Improve Health-Live Longer
 www.LAbariatricCenter.com
Is your child Obese?
 Is your child "pre-diabetic?" Get help now, before it's too late!
 www.overcomingchildhoodobesity.com