Obesity

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  obesity \o*bes"i*ty\, n.[L. obesitas: cf. F. ob['e]sit['e].]
     The state or quality of being obese; excessive body weight;
     incumbrance of flesh.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  obesity
       n : more than average fatness [syn: {fleshiness}]