chubbiness

noun

Definition of chubbinessnext
as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat a bit of chubbiness is normal in very small children

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  1. obesity
  2. weight
  3. fatness
Noun
  • The mother of four struggled with obesity and had to take insulin pills and shots daily.
    — Andrew Jones, NPR, 30 July 2026
  • Low levels of sleep have been linked to worse mental health outcomes and higher rates of conditions such as heart disease and obesity.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
Definition of obesity
Noun
  • Magnesium, on the other hand, shows much more potential, with the same quantity of water containing 2,980 kg (6,570 lb) of the element, roughly the weight of a 2024 Ford F-250 Super Duty Cargo Truck … so, a lot.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
  • Black Americans have been feeling the weight of this political climate for years now, not as a single blow, but as one thing after another.
    — Melissa S. Johnson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
Definition of weight
Noun
  • The phrase assumes that fatness belongs firmly in the past, yet the very need for such a term suggests otherwise.
    — Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Because this isn't a book about fatness, despite the central plotline.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of fatness
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“Chubbiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chubbiness. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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