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obèse — obèse … Dictionnaire des rimes
obèse — [ ɔbɛz ] adj. et n. • 1825; lat. obesus, de edere « manger » ♦ (Personnes) Qui est anormalement gros. ⇒ bedonnant, énorme, gras, ventru. Il est devenu obèse. ♢ Méd. Atteint d obésité. N. Un, une obèse. ⊗ CONTR. 1. Maigre. ● obèse adjectif et nom… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Obese — O*bese a. [L. obesus eaten away, lean; also, that has eaten itself fat, fat, stout, p. p. of obedere to devour; ob (see {Ob }) + edere to eat. See {Eat}.] Excessively corpulent; fat; fleshy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obese — (adj.) 1650s, from L. obesus fat, stout, plump, pp. of obedere that has eaten itself fat (see OBESITY (Cf. obesity)). According to OED, Rare before 19th c. Related: Obeseness … Etymology dictionary
obese — corpulent, rotund, chubby, *fleshy, fat, stout, portly, plump Antonyms: scrawny Contrasted words: *lean, spare, angular, rawboned, lank, lanky, gaunt, skinny: *thin, slender, slim, slight … New Dictionary of Synonyms
obese — [adj] very overweight adipose, avoirdupois, corpulent, fat, fleshy*, gross*, heavy, outsize, paunchy, plump, porcine, portly, pudgy, rotund, stout; concept 491 Ant. emaciated, skinny, underweight … New thesaurus
obese — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very fat. DERIVATIVES obesity noun. ORIGIN Latin obesus … English terms dictionary
obese — [ō bēs′] adj. [L obesus, pp. of obedere, to devour < ob (see OB ) + edere,EAT] very fat; stout; corpulent obesity n … English World dictionary
Obèse — Obésité Obésité Classification et ressources externes CIM 10 E66 CIM 9 278 … Wikipédia en Français
obese — 01. There are more and more people who are [obese] in our society due to poor eating habits, and lack of exercise. 02. Everyone thought Livia was pregnant, but actually she is just [obese]. 03. The rise in the number of people who are [obese] in… … Grammatical examples in English
obese — [[t]oʊbi͟ːs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone is obese, they are extremely fat. The tendency to become obese is at least in part hereditary... Obese people tend to have higher blood pressure than lean people. Syn: fat Derived words: obesity… … English dictionary
