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obesity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɐ(ʉ)ˈbiːsɪti/ (Australia)
• /ə(ʉ)ˈbiːsɪti/ (Australia)
• [-ɾi] (Canada, General-American)
• [-ɾi] (Australia)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /oʊˈbisɪti/ (Canada, General-American)
• /oʊˈbɛzɪti/ (obsolete)
• /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From French obésité, from Latin obēsitās, from obēsus (“fat”). By surface analysis, obese + -ity.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being obese.
   • The fowls, ducks, and goats all looked fat and thriving on the refuse food of a dense population, and the Chinamen's pigs were in a state of obesity that foreboded early death. 1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 268:
   • While the majority of individuals with severe obesity are able to maintain eucapnia, a significant minority will develop obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), characterized by alveolar hypoventilation (PaCO 2 > 45 mmHg) unexplained by other disorders. 2015 July 4, Vilma E. Ortiz, Jean Kwo, “Obesity: physiologic changes and implications for preoperative management”, in BMC Anesthesiology, volume 15, →DOI:

Forms

Deriveds

obesity hypoventilation syndrome · preobesity · energy obesity · diabesity · antiobesity · superobesity · infobesity · morbid obesity · hyperobesity · nonobesity · autobesity · globesity

Translations (90)

my အဝလွန်ခြင်း (act or state of being obese) · sk obezita (act or state of being obese) · et rasvumus (act or state of being obese) · ga foircheas (act or state of being obese) · hu elhízás (act or state of being obese) · hi मोटापा (act or state of being obese) · es obesidad (act or state of being obese) · fi ylipaino (act or state of being obese) · ja 肥満 (act or state of being obese) · it obesità (act or state of being obese) · kk семіздік (act or state of being obese) · fi liikalihavuus (act or state of being obese) · ota شیشمانلق (act or state of being obese) · es adiposis (act or state of being obese) · hi स्थूलत्व (act or state of being obese) · cmn 肥胖 (act or state of being obese) · ro obezitate (act or state of being obese) · la obēsitās (act or state of being obese) · id obesitas (act or state of being obese) · ar سِمْنَة (act or state of being obese) · ms obesiti (act or state of being obese) · sl debelost (act or state of being obese) · alt семирер (act or state of being obese) · pl otyłość (act or state of being obese) · ta உடற்பருமன் (act or state of being obese) · hy գիրություն (act or state of being obese) · ga otracht (act or state of being obese) · de Fettleibigkeit (act or state of being obese) · cmn 肥胖症 (act or state of being obese) · sh го̏ја̄зно̄ст (act or state of being obese) · ga foircheasacht (act or state of being obese) · de Fettsucht (act or state of being obese) · nb fedme (act or state of being obese) · hy չաղություն (act or state of being obese) · bg затлъстяване (act or state of being obese) · nn overvekt (act or state of being obese) · la adeps (act or state of being obese) · fa چاقی (act or state of being obese) · kk толықтық (act or state of being obese) · fr obésité (act or state of being obese) · ml പൊണ്ണത്തടി (act or state of being obese) · es sobrepeso (act or state of being obese) · nl obesitas (act or state of being obese) · mi mate mōmona (act or state of being obese) · vi béo phì (act or state of being obese) · eo obezeco (act or state of being obese) · de Adipositas (act or state of being obese) · hi मोटापन (act or state of being obese) · eu loditasun (act or state of being obese) · oc obesitat (act or state of being obese) · el παχυσαρκία (act or state of being obese) · xal әрмгллһн (act or state of being obese) · ja 肥満症 (act or state of being obese) · ky семирүү (act or state of being obese) · ga beathaitheacht (act or state of being obese) · da overvægt (act or state of being obese) · ru ту́чность (act or state of being obese) · ota سمیزلك (act or state of being obese) · yi גראָב (act or state of being obese) · sw kiribatumbo (act or state of being obese) · ar بَدَانَة (act or state of being obese) · he שׁוֹמֶן (act or state of being obese) · cs otylost (act or state of being obese) · ru ожире́ние (act or state of being obese) · tr obezite (act or state of being obese) · gl obesidade (act or state of being obese) · pt obesidade (act or state of being obese) · ml അമിതവണ്ണം (act or state of being obese) · sh prètilōst (act or state of being obese) · ka გაცხიმოვნება (act or state of being obese) · ka სიმსუქნე (act or state of being obese) · hu obezitás (act or state of being obese) · ca obesitat (act or state of being obese) · sh gȍjāznōst (act or state of being obese) · ga cothaitheacht (act or state of being obese) · scn sbisazzatizza (act or state of being obese) · cs obezita (act or state of being obese) · is offita (act or state of being obese) · he השמנת יתר חולנית (act or state of being obese) · nb overvekt (act or state of being obese) · ko 비만 (act or state of being obese) · sv fetma (act or state of being obese) · da fedme (act or state of being obese) · uk ожирі́нння (act or state of being obese) · lt nutukimas (act or state of being obese) · ja 肥大 (act or state of being obese) · sh прѐтило̄ст (act or state of being obese) · hi स्थूलता (act or state of being obese) · ga murtall (act or state of being obese) · de Übergewicht (act or state of being obese)