obese

== English == === Etymology === From Latin obēsus, derived from obedō (“to devour, eat away”), from ob (“away”) + edō (“to eat”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ōbēs, (General American) IPA(key): /oʊˈbis/ (UK) IPA(key): /əʊˈbiːs/, /əˈbiːs/ Rhymes: -iːs === Adjective === obese (comparative more obese or obeser, superlative most obese or obesest) Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:obese ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== fat === Noun === obese (plural obeses) A person who is obese. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Boese == Interlingua == === Adjective === obese (not comparable) obese ==== Related terms ==== obesitate == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈbe.ze/, (traditional) /oˈbɛ.ze/ Rhymes: -eze, (traditional) -ɛze Hyphenation: o‧bé‧se, (traditional) o‧bè‧se === Adjective === obese f pl feminine plural of obeso === Noun === obese f pl feminine plural of obeso == Latin == === Participle === obēse vocative masculine singular of obēsus