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- [oh-bees]
- /oʊˈbis/
- /əʊˈbiːs/
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- [oh-bees]
- /oʊˈbis/
Definitions of obese word
- adjective obese very fat or overweight; corpulent. 1
- noun obese Grossly fat or overweight. 1
- adjective obese very fat 1
- adjective obese If someone is obese, they are extremely fat. 0
- adjective obese excessively fat or fleshy; corpulent 0
- adjective obese very fat; stout; corpulent 0
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Origin of obese
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; < Latin obēsus (past participle of obedere to eat away), equivalent to ob- ob- + ed(ere) to eat + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s
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Parts of speech for Obese
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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obese popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
obese usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for obese
adjective obese
- fat — File Allocation Table
- overweight — weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
- heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- stout — bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat: She is getting too stout for her dresses. Synonyms: big, rotund, stocky, portly, fleshy. Antonyms: thin, lean, slender, slim; skinny, scrawny.
- plump — direct; downright; blunt.
Antonyms for obese
adjective obese
- underweight — weighing less than is usual, required, or proper.
- emaciated — Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.
- skinny — very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten.
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