cellulite

cel·lu·lite

noun \ˈsel-yə-ˌlīt, -ˌlēt\

Definition of CELLULITE

: deposits of subcutaneous fat within fibrous connective tissue (as in the thighs, hips, and buttocks) that give a puckered and dimpled appearance to the skin surface

Origin of CELLULITE

French, literally, accumulation of subcutaneous fat, cellulitis, from cellule cell + -ite -itis

First Known Use: 1968

Rhymes with CELLULITE

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