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- [oh-bee-si-tee]
- /oʊˈbi sɪ ti/
- /-ˈbiː.sɪ.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh-bee-si-tee]
- /oʊˈbi sɪ ti/
Definitions of obesity word
- noun obesity the condition of being very fat or overweight; corpulence: His obesity puts him at risk for major health problems. 1
- noun obesity The condition of being grossly fat or overweight. 1
- noun obesity condition: being fat 1
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Parts of speech for Obesity
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% 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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for obesity
noun obesity
- corpulence — fatness or stoutness of body; obesity
- heaviness — 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.
- plumpness — well filled out or rounded in form; somewhat fleshy or fat.
- largeness — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
Antonyms for obesity
noun obesity
- thinness — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
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See also
Matching words
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