obesity

== English == === Etymology === From French obésité, from Latin obēsitās, from obēsus (“fat”). By surface analysis, obese +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /oʊˈbisɪti/, [-ɾi] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ə(ʉ)ˈbiːsɪti/, /ɐ(ʉ)ˈbiːsɪti/, [-ɾi] IPA(key): (obsolete) /oʊˈbɛzɪti/ Hyphenation: obes‧i‧ty === Noun === obesity (countable and uncountable, plural obesities) (pathology) The state of being obese. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===