obese C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /oʊˈbis/ UK /əʊˈbiːs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj grossly overweight; excessively fat The doctor warned that his obese frame strained his heart with every step. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · grossly overweight;... fatcorpulentoverweightportlystoutrotund ↔ Opposites thinslenderleanemaciatedskinny Word family Derived forms obesityobeseness Etymology AI details From Latin obesus ('fat, having eaten until plump'), past participle of obedere ('to eat away, devour'), from ob- ('against') plus edere ('to eat'). obesus Latin edere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # obese **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /oʊˈbis/ **IPA (UK):** /əʊˈbiːs/ ## Meanings 1. grossly overweight; excessively fat ## Examples - The doctor warned that his obese frame strained his heart with every step. ## Synonyms - fat - corpulent - overweight - portly - stout - rotund ## Antonyms - thin - slender - lean - emaciated - skinny ## Derived Forms - obesity - obeseness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: obesus - Root: edere ## Etymology From Latin obesus ('fat, having eaten until plump'), past participle of obedere ('to eat away, devour'), from ob- ('against') plus edere ('to eat'). ## AI Etymology Obese comes from Latin obesus ('fat, having eaten until plump'), past participle of obedere ('to eat away, devour'), from ob- ('against') plus edere ('to eat'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As an adjective, it carries the sense "grossly overweight; excessively fat", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin obesus and Latin edere. Derivative forms include obesity, obeseness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown