obesity

English

Etymology

From French obésité, from Latin obēsitās, from obēsus (“fat”).

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti/
  • Audio (UK)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /oʊˈbisɪti/, [-ɾi]
  • (obsolete) IPA(key): /oʊˈbɛzɪti/[1]
  • Hyphenation: obes‧i‧ty

Noun

obesity (countable and uncountable, plural obesities)

  1. (pathology) The state of being obese due to an excess of body fat.

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References
  1. Meredith, L. P. (1872), “Obesity”, in Every-Day Errors of Speech, Philadelphia: J.P. Lippincott & Co., page 33.
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