cellulite

cel·lu·lite
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UK/ˈsɛl.jʊ.laɪt/UK/ˈsɛl.jʊ.liːt/US/ˈsɛl.jə.laɪt/US/ˈsɛl.jə.lit/

noun

Skin dimpling caused by the herniation (protrusion) of subcutaneous adipose tissue (fat within connective tissue), especially on the pelvic area of women.

Similar
adiposis edematosadermopanniculosis deformansstatus protrusus cutisgynoid lipodystrophyorange peel syndrome
OriginFrench cellulite →
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Meanings

nouncellulite (countable and uncountable, plural cellulites)

plural cellulites

  1. countableinformaluncountablemedicineSkin dimpling caused by the herniation (protrusion) of subcutaneous adipose tissue (fat within connective tissue), especially on the pelvic area of women.

    Synonyms: adiposis edematosa, dermopanniculosis deformans, status protrusus cutis, gynoid lipodystrophy, orange peel syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSkin dimpling caused by the herniation (protrusion) of subcutaneous adipose tissue (fat within connective tissue), especially on the pelvic area of women.

Similar
adiposis edematosadermopanniculosis deformansstatus protrusus cutisgynoid lipodystrophyorange peel syndrome

Origin

  1. Frenchcellulite
  2. Englishcellulite

Borrowed from French cellulite. By surface analysis, cellule + -ite. Doublet of cellulitis. First attested in the 1960s.

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Translations

Afrikaans selluliet
  • sellulietdimpled skin
Catalan cel·lulitis, pell de taronja
  • cel·lulitisdimpled skin
  • pell de taronjadimpled skin
Chinese Mandarin 橘皮組織 /橘皮组织
  • 橘皮組織 /橘皮组织 (júzǔzǔzhī)dimpled skin
Danish appelsinhud
  • appelsinhuddimpled skin
Dutch sinaasappelhuid
  • sinaasappelhuiddimpled skin
Finnish selluliitti
  • selluliittidimpled skin
French cellulite
  • cellulitedimpled skin
Greek κυτταρίτιδα
  • κυτταρίτιδα (kyttarítida)dimpled skin
Hungarian narancsbőr, cellulit
  • narancsbőrdimpled skin
  • cellulitdimpled skin
Icelandic appelsínuhúð
  • appelsínuhúðdimpled skin
Indonesian selulit
  • selulitdimpled skin
Italian cellulite
  • cellulitedimpled skin
Japanese セルライト
  • セルライト (seruraito)dimpled skin
Polish cellulit, cellulitis
  • cellulitdimpled skin
  • cellulitisdimpled skin
  • skórka pomarańczowadimpled skin
Portuguese celulite
  • celulitedimpled skin
Romanian celulită
  • celulitădimpled skin
Russian целлюли́т
  • целлюли́т (celljulít)dimpled skin
Spanish celulitis, grasa celulítica
  • celulitisdimpled skin
  • grasa celulíticadimpled skin
Turkish selülit
  • selülitdimpled skin
Cite this entry
APA

cellulite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellulite

MLA

“cellulite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellulite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cellulite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellulite.

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