Obesity

Noun CEFR B1

ə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti

Definitions

The state of being obese.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españoladiposis obesidad sobrepeso

Françaisobésité

DeutschAdipositas Fettleibigkeit FettsuchtÜbergewicht

39 more languages

العربيةالسّمنة بَدَانَة سمنسمنة

Bosanskigojaznost pretilost гојазностпретилост

Catalàobesitat

Češtinaobezita otylost

Danskfedme overvægt

Ελληνικάπαχυσαρκία

فارسیچاقی

Suomilihavuus liikalihavuus obesiteettiylipaino

Gaeilgebeathaitheacht cothaitheacht foircheasfoircheasacht murtall otracht

Galegogordén gordura obesidade

עבריתשומן

हिन्दीमोटापन मोटापा

Hrvatskigojaznost pretilost гојазностпретилост

Magyarelhízás

Հայերենգիրություն չաղություն

Bahasa Indonesiaadipositas obesitas

Íslenskaoffita

Italianoobesità

日本語肥大肥満肥満症

ქართულისიმსუქნე

Қазақ тілісеміздік толықтық

한국어비만

Latinaadeps obesitas pinguitudo

Te Reo Māorimōmona

മലയാളംഅമിതവണ്ണം പൊണ്ണത്തടി

Nederlandsobesitas

Polskiopasłość otyłość puszystość

Portuguêsobesidade

Românăobezitate

Русскийожирение тучность

Српскиgojaznost pretilost гојазностпретилост

Svenskafetma

Kiswahilikiribatumbo

தமிழ்உடற்பருமன்

ไทยความอ้วน

Türkçeobezite şişmanlık

Українськаожиріння

Tiếng Việtbéo phì

Examples

“While the majority of individuals with severe obesity are able to maintain ⟳ eucapnia, a significant minority will develop ⟳ obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), characterized by alveolar hypoventilation (PaCO 2 > 45 mmHg) unexplained by other disorders.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

obesity hypoventilation syndrome obesogen obesogenesis obesogenic obesogenicity obesophobia

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