obese (əʊˈbiːs
)
Definitions
adjective
- excessively fat or fleshy; corpulent
Alternative Forms
oˈbesity oˈbeseness nounWord Origin
C17: from Latin obēsus, from ob- (intensive) + edere to eatSynonyms
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fat,
overweight,
heavy,
solid,
gross,
plump,
stout,
fleshy,
beefy,
tubby,
portly,
outsize,
roly-poly,
rotund,
podgy,
corpulent,
elephantine,
paunchy,
well-upholstered,
Falstaffian,
Translations
- British English:
obese
Someone who is obese is extremely fat.By the age of four, eight per cent of children are obese.əʊˈbiːs ADJECTIVE By the age of four, eight per cent of children are obese.
- Spanish:
obeso
adj obesa
- French:
obèse
adj
- German:
fettleibig
adj
- Chinese: 肥胖的 adj
- Arabic: بَدِينٌ adj
- Portuguese: obeso adj obesa
- Russian: страдающий ожирением adj страдающая ожирением
- Croatian: pretio adj pretila
- Czech: obézní adj
- Danish: smækfed adj
- Dutch: zwaarlijvig adj
- Finnish: liikalihava adj
- Greek: παχύσαρκος adj παχύσαρκη
- Italian: obeso adj obesa
- Japanese: 肥満した no_posp
- Korean: 뚱뚱한 adj
- Norwegian: fet adj
- Polish: otyły adj otyła
- Brazilian Portuguese: obeso adj obesa
- European Spanish:
obeso
adj obesa
- Swedish: mycket överviktig adj mycket överviktigt
- Thai: อ้วนเกินไป adj
- Turkish: obez adj
- Vietnamese: béo phị adj
Usage examples
That's half the point really, of writing to others who're obese --- you don't never have to feel shy about it'cos we're all the same.
, LOSING IT (2002)Anything which helps obese people regulate their appetite could potentially reduce the number of people developing Type 2 diabetes.
New Scientist (2003)Moderately obese people live two to five years less than leaner folks.
canada.com (2004)Today is IRS deadline day in the US, and obese citizens can, for the first time, claim weight-loss expenses against tax.
Glasgow Herald (2002)Efamol supplements have been used in a number of weight reduction trials involving obese individuals with successful results.
, Lower Your Blood Pressure in 4 Easy Stages (1989)