obesity

Noun

Meaning

The state or quality of being obese; incumbrance of flesh.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fleshiness corpulency size expansion inflation bulk fat flesh overweight obese blubber heaviness roundness adiposity weight

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Antonyms

rarity malnutrition delicacy fragility fineness faintness

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Hypernyms

fatness state disease condition disorder fat

Hyponyms

overweight roundness corpulence plumpness embonpoint stoutness

Phrases with the word

class iii obesity critical obesity pathological obesity central obesity hypertrophic obesity

Examples

The correlation between poverty and obesity can be traced to agricultural policies and subsidies. Michael Pollan

The number of kids affected by obesity has tripled since 1980, and this can be traced in large part to lack of exercise and a healthy diet. Virginia Foxx

There is an obesity epidemic. One out of every three Americans... weighs as much as the other two. Richard Jeni

Do you remember campaigns like Keep America Beautiful? What about ‘buckle up'? I believe we need an approach like this to attack obesity. Let us be good industry that does 100% of what is possibly can-not grudgingly, but willingly. Indra Nooyi

It is said that the way to prevent obesity is not to allow kids to become overweight in the first place. But it takes a multi-pronged approach that has to start with parents. Kids are just too young to understand the consequences of obesity. Lisa Ling

Obesity among young Americans is a serious problem that can have serious ramifications in the long run. Virginia Foxx

Close letter words and terms

obesification obesify obesigenic obesity diet obesity hypoventilation syndrome obesogen