noun
cellulite
SEHL-yuu-lyt
noun
1
A dimpled appearance of the skin caused by fat pushing against connective tissue underneath, often on the thighs or hips.
"Many skincare products claim to reduce the appearance of cellulite."
How to Use Cellulite
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe lumpy, dimpled skin texture some people get, usually on the thighs or buttocks, caused by fat pressing against tissue below the skin.
Common mistake
Not the same as cellulitis, which is a bacterial skin infection — the names look alike but the conditions are unrelated.
Easily confused with
cellulitis
Word Forms
cellulites plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from French cellulite, formed from cellule ("small cell") plus the medical-sounding suffix "-ite"; first used in the 1960s.