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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            
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
obesity [əʊˈbiːsɪtɪ] n (frm) → obesità


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Age and obesity had made her inapt for love, but she took a keen interest in the amatory affairs of the young.
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Naturally inclined to obesity, I am restricted to a dry diet.
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Manson Mingott, whose monstrous obesity had long since made it impossible for her to attend the Opera, but who was always represented on fashionable nights by some of the younger members of the family.
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