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Übergewicht — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • obesity noun The condition of carrying an unhealthy amount of body fat.
  • overweight adj Weighing more than is considered healthy for one's height and build.
  • preponderance noun Superiority in amount or number; the bulk or majority; also, a large amount or number; an abundance, a profusion.
  • sway verb To move slowly and rhythmically from side to side.

Senses

Übergewicht is used for these senses in English:

  • adiposity Obesity; the state of being fat.
  • obesity (pathology) The state of being obese.
  • overweight (uncountable, chiefly, transport, legal) An excess of weight.
  • preponderance Superiority of influence, power, a quality, etc.; an outweighing, predominance, pre-eminence.
  • sway Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.

overweight — full definition

  1. adj Weighing more than is considered healthy for one's height and build.
  2. adj Weighing more than the allowed or legal limit.

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