Definition of OBESITY

obesity

Plural: obesities

Noun

  • The condition of being excessively overweight or fat.
  • more than average fatness
  • The state of being obese.

Examples

  • The OBESITY of the word board, filled with letters, made it hard to find a new spot.

Origin / Etymology

From French obésité, from Latin obēsitās, from obēsus (“fat”). By surface analysis, obese + -ity.

Scrabble Score: 12

obesity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
obesity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
obesity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

obesity: valid Words With Friends Word