different between obese vs plumper

English

Etymology

From Latin ob?sus, derived from obed? (“I devour, eat away”), from ob (“away”) + ed? (“I eat”)

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /o??bis/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /???bi?s/, /??bi?s/

Adjective

obese (comparative more obese, superlative most obese or obesest)

1. Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m².

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:obese

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• fat

Anagrams

• Boese

Interlingua

Adjective

obese (not comparable)

1. obese

Related terms

• obesitate

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ze

Adjective

obese

1. feminine plural of obeso

Noun

obese f pl

1. feminine plural of obeso

Latin

Participle

ob?se

1. vocative masculine singular of ob?sus

English

Etymology

plump +? -er

Adjective

plumper

1. comparative form of plump: more plump

Noun

plumper (plural plumpers)

1. One who plumps or swells out something else.
2. That which plumps or swells out something else.
3. Hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks.
4. In elections, a vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him or her the advantage over the others; a person who gives his or her vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his or her vote.

   Antonym: split ticket

5. A voter who plumps his or her vote.
6. A downright, unqualified lie.
7. (Internet slang) An obese woman, especially in pornography.

Synonyms

• (one who plumps):
• (that which plumps):
• (something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks):
• (vote given to one candidate when two or more are to be elected):
• (voter who plumps his vote):
• (downright, unqualified lie): pork pie (Cockney rhyming slang), porky (UK slang), tall story, whopper

Translations

References

• plumper in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

plumper

1. inflection of plump:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural