Obesity

//ə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being obese. countable, uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    more than average fatness wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
adipositycorpulencecorpulencecorpulencyfleshinessfleshiness

Example

More examples

"Daily exercise is effective in overcoming obesity."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

energy obesitymorbid obesityobesity hypoventilation syndrome

More for "obesity"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.