o·be·si·ty ( -b  s -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. |
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| Noun | 1. |  obesity - more than average fatness fatness, avoirdupois, blubber, fat - excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others" exogenous obesity - obesity caused by overeating |
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
thinness, leanness, slenderness, emaciation, skinniness, gauntness
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