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obese

 
(ō-bēs') pronunciation
adj.
Extremely fat; grossly overweight. See synonyms at fat.

[Latin obēsus, from past participle of *obedere, to eat away : ob-, away; see ob- + edere, to eat.]

obesely o·bese'ly adv.
obeseness o·bese'ness n.

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Definition: very overweight
Antonyms: emaciated, skinny, thin, underweight

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Too thin, too fat. Studies show that some 60% of Americans are overweight, with about one third in the obese range, meaning that they are at least 20% above normal weight. On the flip side of the coin, researchers have found that at least one percent of America's female adolescents are anorexic and approximately four percent of college-age women are bulimic. Both sides of the weight problem may be a sign of eating disorders. Tomorrow is the start of 2008's National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDAW). This year's slogan is "Be comfortable in your genes." NEDAW seeks to encourage people to feel at ease in their bodies, while promoting healthy eating practices.

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IN BRIEF: Very fat.

pronunciation The obese passenger sat at one end of the boat and the rest of the passengers sat at the other.

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having an excessive amount of body fat. Obesity is the second largest cause of preventable death in the developed world and a major risk factor for vascular disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, and some cancers.
obesity n.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sygelig overvægtig, lasket

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwaarlijvig, gezet

Français (French)
adj. - obèse

Deutsch (German)
adj. - fett(leibig)

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παχύσαρκος, τετράπαχος

Italiano (Italian)
obeso, corpulento

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - obeso

Русский (Russian)
полный, тучный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - obeso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mycket (sjukligt) fet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
肥胖的, 肥大的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 肥胖的, 肥大的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비만한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - でっぷり太った, 肥満した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سمين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שמן מאוד, בריא בשר‬


 
 

 

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