obesity B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /oʊˈbisɪti/ UK /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #21093 Meanings 1 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the condition of being very... fleshiness Word family Forms obesities Etymology AI details From French obésité, from Latin obēsitās, from obēsus (“fat”). By surface analysis, obese + -ity. *h₁ed- Proto-Indo-European obésité French obēsitās Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # obesity **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /oʊˈbisɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 21093 ## Meanings 1. The condition of being very overweight in a way that is harmful to health. ## Examples - Childhood obesity has become a serious problem in many countries. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *h₁ed- - Root: obésité - Root: obēsitās ## Etymology From French obésité, from Latin obēsitās, from obēsus (“fat”). By surface analysis, obese + -ity. ## AI Etymology Obesity comes from French obésité, from Latin obēsitās, from obēsus (“fat”). By surface analysis, obese + -ity. The historical chain includes *h₁ed- (Proto-Indo-European), obésité (French), and obēsitās (Latin). In present use it covers the condition of being very overweight in a way that is harmful to health. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown