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Definition for: obese

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English

Etymology

Latin obesus, derived from obedere "to devour, eat away", from ob "away" + edere "to eat"

Pronunciation

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IPA /oʊˈbis/ /oːˈbis/
X-SAMPA /oU"bis/ /o:"bis/

Adjective

obese ( comparative: more obese, superlative: most obese)

  1. Extremely overweight
  2. Weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their ideal weight determined by height and build.
  3. Having a BMI (Body Mass Index) over 30(kg/m2).

Related terms

Translations

  • Danish: fed
  • Finnish: liikalihava
  • Dutch: obees, obese, vetzuchtig, vetzuchtige, diklijvig, diklijvige
  • French: obèse
  • German: fettleibig, fettsüchtig
  • Greek: παχύσαρκος
  • Italian: obeso m , obesa f
  • Japanese: 肥満(ひまん, himan)
  • Korean: 뚱뚱한
  • Latin: obesus m , obesa f
  • Norwegian: korpulent
  • Romanian: obez
  • Russian: то́лстый, по́лный, ту́чный
  • Spanish: obeso m , obesa f
  • Telugu: ఊబ (ooba) (ఊబకాయం, ఊబ ఒళ్ళు, స్థూలకాయం), లావు (laavu), లావైన (laavaina)
  • Albanian : ngjallur, trashë, dhjamosur

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