Obese

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations

English

Etymology

Latin obesus , derived from obedere "to devour, eat away", from ob "away" + edere "to eat"

Pronunciation

	General American	WEAE
IPA	/oʊˈbis/	/oːˈbis/
X-SAMPA	/oU"bis/	/o:"bis/

Adjective

obese (comparative: more obese, superlative: most obese)

1. Extremely overweight
2. Weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their ideal weight determined by height and build.
3. Having a BMI (Body Mass Index) over 30(kg/m2).

Related terms

• obesity

Translations

• Danish: fed
• Finnish: liikalihava
• French: obèse
• German: fettleibig , fettsüchtig
• Italian: obeso m, obesa f
• Japanese: 肥満 (ひまん , himan)
• Latin: obesus m, obesa f
• Romanian: obez
• Russian: то́лстый , по́лный , ту́чный
• Spanish: obeso m, obesa f