Standard Lemma guide

bulimic

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /bəˈlɪmɪk/
  • /bəˈliːmɪk/
  • /bjʊˈlɪmɪk/
  • /bjʊˈliːmɪk/
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  • CMU ARPABET: B Y UW0 L IH1 M IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: B UW0 L IH1 M IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Suffering from bulimia nervosa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • My sister was bulimic and consequently had a number of health problems.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The woman had displayed a number of bulimic symptoms, prompting her family to stage an intervention.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person suffering from bulimia nervosa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The hospital strictly monitored the advertising materials the bulimics and anorexics were allowed to see.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

suffering from bulimia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a person suffering from bulimia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sick person, diseased person, sufferer

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gwṓws Proto-Hellenic *gwous Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs) Ancient Greek λῑμός (līmós) Ancient Greek βούλῑμος (boúlīmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek βουλῑμῐ́ᾱ (boulīmĭ́ā)lbor. English bulimia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English bulimic From bulimia + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: bulímic — suffering from bulimia nervosa
  • French: boulimique — suffering from bulimia nervosa
  • Spanish: bulímico — suffering from bulimia nervosa
  • Swedish: bulimisk — suffering from bulimia nervosa
  • Catalan: bulímic — of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa
  • French: boulimique — of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa
  • Spanish: bulímico — of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa
  • Swedish: bulimisk — of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa
  • French: boulimique — person suffering from bulimia
  • Spanish: bulímico — person suffering from bulimia
  • Swedish: bulimiker — person suffering from bulimia