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o·be·si·ty  (-bs-t)
n.
The condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat.
obesity  (-bs-t)
The condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat.
Thesaurus Legend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.obesity - more than average fatnessobesity - more than average fatness            
corpulency, fleshiness
fatness, avoirdupois, blubber, fat - excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
adiposis, corpulence, overweight, stoutness - the property of excessive fatness
exogenous obesity - obesity caused by overeating
embonpoint, plumpness, roundness - the bodily property of being well rounded
obesity
noun fatness, flab, heaviness, a weight problem, grossness, corpulence, beef (informal), embonpoint (French), rotundity, fleshiness, stoutness, portliness, bulkiness, podginess, tubbiness Excessive consumption of sugar and fat leads to obesity.
thinness, leanness, slenderness, emaciation, skinniness, gauntness
Translations
obesity [əʊˈbiːsɪtɪ] N → obesidad f
obesity [əʊˈbiːsəti] n → obésité f
obesity [əʊˈbiːsɪtɪ] n (frm) → obesità
o·be·si·ty [MIM*601665]
n.  obesidad, peso excesivo del cuerpo con masa corporal de 30 a 40; alimentary ___ → ___ alimentaria;  endogenous ___ → ___ endógena;  exogenous ___ → ___ exógena.


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