obésité

French

Etymology

From Latin obēsitātem, from obēsus (“fat”) (compare obèse).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.be.zi.te/

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Homophone: obésités

Noun

obésité f (usually uncountable, plural obésités)

1. obesity (act or state of being obese)

   Synonyms: embonpoint, surpoids

Related terms

• obèse

Descendants

• English: obesity
• Romanian: obezitate
• Turkish: obezite

Further reading

• “obésité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• obéîtes