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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adiposity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
adi-pos-i-ty
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obesity; the state of being fat.

noun

The condition of being adipose; adipose tissue.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From adipose + -ity, from Latin adeps (“fat, lard”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

adiposities (plural)

Phrases

central adiposity

Frequently Paired Words

adipic adiposeness adiposis hyperadiposity hypoadiposity

Synonyms

adiposeness fattiness

Questions

What does adiposity mean?
Obesity; the state of being fat.
Where does adiposity come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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