Adiposis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of excessive fatness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæsɪˌeɪsiː/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈeɪbəllˌaɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈeɪbəllˌaɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæsɪˌeɪsiː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

corpulence overweight stoutness

Word Forms

corpulent	adjective	excessively fat
overweight	adjective	usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
stout	adjective	euphemisms for `fat'

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Adipositas

die Eigenschaft übermäßiger Fettigkeit

🇫🇷French

adipose

la propriété d'un excès de graisse

🇮🇹Italian

adiposo

la proprietà del grasso eccessivo

🇳🇱Dutch

vetweefsel

de eigenschap van overmatige vetheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

adipose

a propriedade da gordura excessiva

🇷🇺Russian

ожирение

свойство излишней упитанности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वसामयता

अत्यधिक मोटापे का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

অ্যাডিপোসিস

অত্যধিক চর্বি সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

அடிபொசிஸ்

அதிகப்படியான கொழுப்பின் சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

అడిపోసిస్

అధిక కొవ్వు యొక్క ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

ऍडिपोसिस

जास्त चरबीचा गुणधर्म

🇮🇳Gujarati

એડિપોસિસ

અતિશય ચરબીની મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡಿಪೊಸಿಸ್

ಅತಿಯಾದ ಕೊಬ್ಬಿನ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഡിപ്പോസിസ്

അമിതമായ കൊഴുപ്പിൻ്റെ സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਡੀਪੋਸਿਸ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਚਰਬੀ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایڈیپوسس

ضرورت سے زیادہ چکنائی کی خاصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肥胖症

过度肥胖的性质

🇯🇵Japanese

脂肪

過度の肥満の性質

🇰🇷Korean

지방증

과도한 비만의 성질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mỡ thừa

đặc tính của chất béo quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

ไขมัน

คุณสมบัติของไขมันส่วนเกิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

adiposa

sifat kegemukan yang berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السمنة

خاصية السمنة المفرطة

🇮🇷Persian

چربی

خاصیت چاقی بیش از حد

🇹🇷Turkish

yağlanma

aşırı şişmanlığın özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

אדיפוזיס

המאפיין של שומן מופרז

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