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Definition of obesity

obesity

/oʊˈbiːsɪti/
o · be · si · ty
Adverb:obesely
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Plural:obesities
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Adjective:obese
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• noun

1

A chronic medical condition characterized by an excessive accumulation of body fat that presents a risk to health, clinically defined in adults as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher.

Example

"Public health initiatives often focus on balanced nutrition and regular physical activity to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity."

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obediently
obelisk
obese
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obey
obfuscate
obi

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the early 17th century from French obésité or directly from Latin obesitas, meaning "fatness" or "corpulence." It derives from the Latin adjective obesus ("having eaten oneself fat"), formed from ob- ("away, completely") and edere ("to eat").

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Obesity. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/obesity
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