- obesity, corpulence
- بَدانة \ obesity, corpulence.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
obesity, corpulence
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corpulence — late 15c. body size (either large or small, with adj.), from O.Fr. corpulence (14c.) corpulence; physical size, build, from L. corpulentia grossness of body, noun of quality from corpulentus (see CORPULENT (Cf. corpulent)). Restriction to… … Etymology dictionary
Corpulence — Cor pu*lence (k?r p? lens), Corpulency Cor pu*len*cy (k?r p? len s?), n. [L. corpulentia: cf. F. corpulence.] [1913 Webster] 1. Excessive fatness; fleshiness; obesity. [1913 Webster] 2. Thickness; density; compactness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corpulence — [kôr′pyo͞o ləns, kôr′pyələns] n. [< L corpulentia: see CORPULENT] fatness or stoutness of body; obesity: also corpulency … English World dictionary
obesity — (n.) 1610s, from Fr. obésité or directly from L. obesitas fatness, corpulence, from obesus that has eaten itself fat, pp. of obdere to eat all over, devour, from ob over (see OB (Cf. ob )) + edere eat (see EDIBLE (Cf … Etymology dictionary
obesity — [n] corpulence bulk, chubbiness, chunkiness, fatness, overweight, paunchiness, plumpness, portliness, rotundness, stoutness; concept 734 … New thesaurus
Obesity — Cla … Wikipedia
obesity — o·be·si·ty (ō bēʹsĭ tē) n. The condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat. * * * Excessive body fat. It is usually caused by sedentary habits and a diet high in fat, alcohol, or total calories.… … Universalium
Obesity — The state of being well above ones normal weight. A person has traditionally been considered to be obese if they are more than 20 percent over their ideal weight. That ideal weight must take into account the person’s height, age, sex, and build.… … Medical dictionary
corpulence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fatness, fleshiness, obesity, plumpness, portliness, bulk. See size, rotundity.Ant., emaciation, thinness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. obesity, stoutness, plumpness; see fatness … English dictionary for students
obesity — noun businesses are developing programs to fight workers obesity Syn: fatness, corpulence, stoutness, portliness, plumpness, chubbiness, rotundity, flabbiness, grossness Ant: thinness, emaciation … Thesaurus of popular words
obesity — noun more than average fatness • Syn: ↑fleshiness, ↑corpulency • Derivationally related forms: ↑obese, ↑fleshy (for: ↑fleshiness) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
