obese

  • 1obèse — obèse …

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  • 2obèse — [ ɔbɛz ] adj. et n. • 1825; lat. obesus, de edere « manger » ♦ (Personnes) Qui est anormalement gros. ⇒ bedonnant, énorme, gras, ventru. Il est devenu obèse. ♢ Méd. Atteint d obésité. N. Un, une obèse. ⊗ CONTR. 1. Maigre. ● obèse adjectif et nom… …

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  • 3Obese — O*bese a. [L. obesus eaten away, lean; also, that has eaten itself fat, fat, stout, p. p. of obedere to devour; ob (see {Ob }) + edere to eat. See {Eat}.] Excessively corpulent; fat; fleshy. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4obese — (adj.) 1650s, from L. obesus fat, stout, plump, pp. of obedere that has eaten itself fat (see OBESITY (Cf. obesity)). According to OED, Rare before 19th c. Related: Obeseness …

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  • 5obese — corpulent, rotund, chubby, *fleshy, fat, stout, portly, plump Antonyms: scrawny Contrasted words: *lean, spare, angular, rawboned, lank, lanky, gaunt, skinny: *thin, slender, slim, slight …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 6obese — [adj] very overweight adipose, avoirdupois, corpulent, fat, fleshy*, gross*, heavy, outsize, paunchy, plump, porcine, portly, pudgy, rotund, stout; concept 491 Ant. emaciated, skinny, underweight …

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  • 7obese — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very fat. DERIVATIVES obesity noun. ORIGIN Latin obesus …

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  • 8obese — [ō bēs′] adj. [L obesus, pp. of obedere, to devour < ob (see OB ) + edere,EAT] very fat; stout; corpulent obesity n …

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  • 9Obèse — Obésité Obésité Classification et ressources externes CIM 10 E66 CIM 9 278 …

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  • 10obese — 01. There are more and more people who are [obese] in our society due to poor eating habits, and lack of exercise. 02. Everyone thought Livia was pregnant, but actually she is just [obese]. 03. The rise in the number of people who are [obese] in… …

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