obesity

[ oh-bee-si-tee ]

/ oʊˈbi sɪ ti /

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noun

the condition of being very fat or overweight; corpulence: His obesity puts him at risk for major health problems.

Nearby words

Sometimes o·bese·ness.

Related formsan·ti·o·be·si·ty, adjective, noun, plural an·ti·o·be·si·ties.o·ver·o·be·si·ty, noun

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Examples from the Web for obesity

Nor do these studies address the structural and systematic issues that contribute to obesity, such as poverty and stress.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The chance of being cured of obesity is zero,” Dr. Sharma told The Daily Beast.
‘The Biggest Loser’ Could Be TV’s Most Important Show Ever|Daniela Drake|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They say staying active can help ward off all kinds of health concerns as you get older, from obesity to arthritis.
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But my own expertise is in American prisons, where obesity is actually a problem.
Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison|Daniel Genis|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

After all, no one in American prison is hungry but obesity is an actual problem.
Reading Prison Novels In Prison|Daniel Genis|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I don't know whether it was his delicacy or his obesity which prevented Davidson from clambering upon the wharf.
Victory|Joseph Conrad
It is my last desperate effort as a wife to save you from baldness, obesity, and nonentity.
A Modern Chronicle, Complete|Winston Churchill
Getting fat is a fault; except when caused by the disease known as obesity, it is a bad habit.
One Third Off|Irvin S. Cobb
Besides being guiltless of obesity, George Cannon was free from the unpardonable fault of clumsiness.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
Imagine a man of middle height, rather inclined to obesity, and just turned of fifty-eight.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction.|Various

Word Origin and History for obesity

obesity

1610s, from French obésité and directly from Latin obesitas "fatness, corpulence," from obesus "that has eaten itself fat," past participle of obdere "to eat all over, devour," from ob "over" (see ob-) + edere "eat" (see edible).

Medicine definitions for obesity