n. The state of being obese due to an excess of body fat.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The state or quality of being obese; excessive body weight; incumbrance of flesh.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
The condition or quality of being obese or corpulent; corpulency; polysarcia adiposa.
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n. more than average fatness
Word Usage
"However, Betty Sherry, the CDC obesity expert, told me that overweight was the terminology more accepted for childrenalthough thats being debatedto help avoid the stigma of the term obesity."