adj · noun · verb · 11 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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UK:/ˌəʊvəˈweɪt/
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US:ō'vər-wātʹ
US:/ˌoʊvɚˈweɪt/
UK:/ˈəʊvəweɪt/
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US:ōʹvər-wāt
US:/ˈoʊvɚweɪt/
rhymes with -eɪt
CMU ARPABET:OW2 V ER0 W EY1 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Before her diet, Jane was noticeably overweight, but she shed five kilos in the next two months.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance, investment
Examples
Our portfolio is very overweight (in) Asian technology stocks.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An excess of weight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: law, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The condition of being overweight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: government, healthcare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
An overweight person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: business, finance, investment
Examples
Apple common stock is one of our overweights.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
verb
Meaning 9
To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
adjective satellite
Meaning 10
usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fleshy, heavy
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
the property of excessive fatness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: corpulence, stoutness, adiposis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fleshiness, obesity, corpulency
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English weight English overweight From over- + weight.
Across languages
Translations
87 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
նորմայից ավել քաշ ունեցող
(normayicʻ avel kʻaš unecʻoġ)
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Azerbaijani:
artıq çəkili
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Bashkir:
йыуан
(yıwan)
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Bashkir:
һимеҙ
(himeź)
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Chinese Mandarin:
超重
(chāozhòng)
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Danish:
overvægtig
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Dutch:
te zwaar
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Esperanto:
superpeza
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Finnish:
ylipainoinen
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
French:
en surpoids
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
German:
übergewichtig
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Greek:
υπέρβαρος
(ypérvaros)
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Hebrew:
בעל משקל עודף
(báal mishkál odéf)
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Hebrew:
שמן
(shamén)
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Hungarian:
túlsúlyos
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Irish:
róthrom
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Italian:
in sovrappeso
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Italian:
sovrappeso
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Japanese:
メタボな
(metabo na)
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Khmer:
លើសទម្ងន់
(ləəh tumngŭən)
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Malay:
gemuk tambun
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Malayalam:
അമിതവണ്ണമുള്ള
(amitavaṇṇamuḷḷa)
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Māori:
katete
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Nahuatl:
tomahuac
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Norwegian Bokmål:
overvektig
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Norwegian Nynorsk:
overvektig
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Polish:
z nadwagą
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Polish:
mający nadwagę
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Portuguese:
com excesso de peso
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Portuguese:
com sobrepeso
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Russian:
гру́зный
(grúznyj)
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Russian:
ту́чный
(túčnyj)
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Russian:
страда́ющий ожире́нием
(stradájuščij ožirénijem)
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Spanish:
con sobrepeso
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Spanish:
tener sobrepeso
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Swedish:
överviktig
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Swedish:
tjock
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Ottoman Turkish:
سمیز
(semiz)
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Ottoman Turkish:
شیشمان
(şişman)
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Welsh:
dros ei bwysau
— of a person, heavier than is healthy
Bulgarian:
претоварен
(pretovaren)
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Chinese Mandarin:
超重
(chāozhòng)
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Chinese Mandarin:
超載 /超载
(chāozài)
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Danish:
overlæsset
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Dutch:
te zwaar
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Finnish:
ylipainoinen
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
German:
überladen
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Greek:
υπέρβαρος
(ypérvaros)
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Irish:
róthrom
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Macedonian:
прето́варен
(pretóvaren)
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Malayalam:
അമിതഭാര
(amitabhāra)
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Māori:
tōpāparu
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Polish:
przeciążony
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Portuguese:
sobrecarregado
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Russian:
перегру́женный
(peregrúžennyj)
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Spanish:
con exceso de peso
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Spanish:
con pesantez excesiva
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Spanish:
con demasiada pesadura
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Spanish:
tener exceso de pesadez
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Spanish:
tener pesadumbre excesiva
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Spanish:
tener demasiado pesor
— of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
Bulgarian:
свръхтегло
(svrǎhteglo)
— excess of weight
Chinese Mandarin:
超重
(chāozhòng)
— excess of weight
Chinese Mandarin:
超載 /超载
(chāozài)
— excess of weight
Danish:
overvægt
— excess of weight
Danish:
overlæs
— excess of weight
Dutch:
overgewicht
— excess of weight
Finnish:
ylipaino
— excess of weight
German:
Übergewicht
— excess of weight
Hebrew:
משקל עודף
(mishkál odéf)
— excess of weight
Hungarian:
súlytöbblet
— excess of weight
Hungarian:
többletsúly
— excess of weight
Hungarian:
túlsúly
— excess of weight
Kashubian:
nądwôga
— excess of weight
Malayalam:
അമിതഭാരം
(amitabhāraṁ)
— excess of weight
Malayalam:
അമിതവണ്ണം
(amitavaṇṇaṁ)
— excess of weight