Overweight — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of excessive fatness

usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚwˈeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəwˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəwˈeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚwˈeɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

corpulence adiposis fleshy stoutness heavy

Parts of Speech

noun	the property of excessive fatness
adjective	usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

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'
fleshiness	noun	more than average fatness
heaviness	noun	the property of being comparatively great in weight
overweight	noun	the property of excessive fatness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Übergewicht

die Eigenschaft übermäßiger Fettigkeit

🇫🇷French

embonpoint

la propriété d'un excès de graisse

🇪🇸Spanish

sobrepeso

la propiedad de la gordura excesiva

🇮🇹Italian

sovrappeso

la proprietà del grasso eccessivo

🇳🇱Dutch

overgewicht

de eigenschap van overmatige vetheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

sobrepeso

a propriedade da gordura excessiva

🇷🇺Russian

избыточный вес

свойство излишней упитанности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधिक वजन

अत्यधिक मोटापे का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

অতিরিক্ত ওজন

অত্যধিক চর্বি সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிக எடை

அதிகப்படியான கொழுப்பின் சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

అధిక బరువు

అధిక కొవ్వు యొక్క ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

जास्त वजन

जास्त चरबीचा गुणधर्म

🇮🇳Gujarati

વધારે વજન

અતિશય ચરબીની મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧಿಕ ತೂಕ

ಅತಿಯಾದ ಕೊಬ್ಬಿನ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമിതഭാരം

അമിതമായ കൊഴുപ്പിൻ്റെ സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਧ ਭਾਰ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਚਰਬੀ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

زیادہ وزن

ضرورت سے زیادہ چکنائی کی خاصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

超重

过度肥胖的性质

🇯🇵Japanese

太りすぎ

過度の肥満の性質

🇰🇷Korean

초과 중량

과도한 비만의 성질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thừa cân

đặc tính của chất béo quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำหนักเกิน

คุณสมบัติของไขมันส่วนเกิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegemukan

sifat kegemukan yang berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

sobra sa timbang

ang ari-arian ng labis na katabaan

🇲🇾Malay

berat badan berlebihan

sifat kegemukan yang berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زيادة الوزن

خاصية السمنة المفرطة

🇮🇷Persian

اضافه وزن

خاصیت چاقی بیش از حد

🇹🇷Turkish

fazla kilolu

aşırı şişmanlığın özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

עודף משקל

המאפיין של שומן מופרז

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