adiposity

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noun

Obesity; the state of being fat.

Similar
adiposenessfattiness
OriginLatin adeps →
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Meanings

nounadiposity (plural adiposities)

plural adiposities

  1. Obesity; the state of being fat.

    "Why this sudden concern about adiposity?" asked Hardman.

    1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 307
  2. The condition of being adipose; adipose tissue.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounhaving the property of containing fat

Similar
adiposenessfattiness
Broader
fatnessfatblubber
Also see
adiposenessfattinessoverweight

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinadeps“fat, lard”
  2. Englishadiposity

From adipose + -ity, from Latin adeps (“fat, lard”).

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Translations

Dutch vetzucht
  • vetzuchtobesity
Finnish lihavuus
  • lihavuusobesity
French adiposité
  • adipositéobesity
German Adipositas, Fettleibigkeit
  • Adipositasobesity
  • Fettleibigkeitobesity
  • Obesitasobesity
  • Fettsuchtobesity
  • Übergewichtobesity
Spanish adiposidad
  • adiposidadobesity
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APA

adiposity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adiposity

MLA

“adiposity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adiposity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adiposity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adiposity.

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