obese
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See also: obèse
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin obēsus, derived from obedō (“I devour, eat away”), from ob (“away”) + edō (“I eat”). Displaced native Old English oferfǣtt (literally “overfat”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /oʊˈbis/
- (UK) IPA(key): /əʊˈbiːs/, /əˈbiːs/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: (General American) -is, (UK) -iːs
Adjective[edit]
obese (comparative more obese, superlative most obese or obesest)
- Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2.
- 2020 October 3, Peter Bowes, “Trump spends first night in hospital after Covid-19 diagnosis”, in BBC:
- The president, being 74, a man and someone categorised as obese, is in a higher-risk category for Covid-19.
- 2020, Christia Marie Ramos, “Teacher behind exam material body-shaming Angel Locsin undergoing admin probe — DepEd”, in Philippine Daily Inquirer:
- But it can be recalled that Locsin earlier called out DepEd for seemingly being “unaffected” by the actions of a teacher who body-shamed her by describing her [sic] “an obese person” in a Physical Education (PE) educational material after the agency issued an apology.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:obese
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
extremely overweight
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See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Interlingua[edit]
Adjective[edit]
obese (not comparable)
Related terms[edit]
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /oˈbe.ze/, (traditional) /oˈbɛ.ze/
- Rhymes: -eze, (traditional) -ɛze
- Hyphenation: o‧bé‧se, (traditional) o‧bè‧se
Adjective[edit]
obese
Noun[edit]
obese f pl
Latin[edit]
Participle[edit]
obēse
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