adiposity
noun
adiposity is spelled A-D-I-P-O-S-I-T-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, adiposity means “Obesity; the state of being fat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of adiposity is adiposities.
How many letters and syllables are in adiposity?
| Letters | 9: A-D-I-P-O-S-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is adiposity?
Adiposity appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of adiposity
- adiposities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adiposity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Obesity; the state of being fat.
- 2
The condition of being adipose; adipose tissue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adiposity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense obesity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | adiposité |
| German | Adipositas, Fettleibigkeit, Obesitas, Fettsucht, Übergewicht |
| Spanish | adiposidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does adiposity come from?
From adipose + -ity, from Latin adeps (“fat, lard”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).