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obesity
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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.obesityobesity - more than average fatness            
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 or obeseness
noun fatness, flab, heaviness, a weight problem, grossness, corpulence, beef (informal) embonpoint (French) rotundity, fleshiness, stoutness, portliness, bulkiness, podginess, tubbiness << OPPOSITE thinness
Translations

obesity [əuˈbiːsɪtɪ] nobesidad f
obesity [əuˈbiːsɪtɪ] nobésité f
obesity [əuˈbiːsɪtɪ] nFettleibigkeit f
obesity [əuˈbiːsɪtɪ] nobesità

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