obese

/ou'bi:s/

Thân thiện

A doctor explains a healthy diet chart to an obese patient.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Excessively fat or overweight: Having an abnormally high and unhealthy amount of body fat, typically defined by a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or above. It describes a serious medical condition.

Usage

• The word "obese" is a formal and clinical term used primarily in medical, health, and scientific contexts to describe a severe degree of overweight. It is more specific and carries a stronger implication of health risk than words like "fat" or "overweight."
• It is typically used as an adjective to describe a person or a population.
• Example:

Examples

• Adjective:
  • Childhood obesity is a growing public health concern.
  • The study focused on health outcomes for obese individuals.
  • He was diagnosed as obese after the medical examination.

Advanced Usage

• "Morbidly obese": A clinical term for a more severe level of obesity, often with a BMI over 40, indicating serious health risks.
  • The procedure is often recommended for morbidly obese patients.

Variants and Related Words

• Obesity (n): The condition of being obese.
  • Obesity can lead to numerous health complications.

Synonyms

• Overweight: Having more body weight than is considered normal or healthy for one's height, but often less severe than "obese."
• Corpulent: Formal or literary word for having a large, bulky body.
• Portly: A polite or somewhat old-fashioned term for stout or heavy-set, often used for men.

Antonyms

• Underweight: Below a normal or healthy weight.
• Slim: Gracefully thin.
• Emaciated: Abnormally thin or weak, often due to illness or lack of food.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. excessively fat
   • a weighty man

Từ đồng nghĩa

• corpulent
• weighty
• rotund