obesity

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US /oʊˈbisɪti/ UK /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti/ See IPA manual

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noun
The condition of being very overweight in a way that is harmful to health.

Childhood obesity has become a serious problem in many countries.

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1 noun · the condition of being very... fleshiness

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Forms obesities

Etymology

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

*h₁ed- Proto-Indo-European obésité French obēsitās Latin

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