Phrase guide

weight loss

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The reduction of total body mass due to loss of fluid, fat, tissue, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: nutrition

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • John achieved 25 pounds in weight loss after abstaining from soda and running two miles in the morning every day.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: weight gain

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: քաշի կորուստ (kʻaši korust) — reduction of body mass
  • Bulgarian: отслабване (otslabvane) — reduction of body mass
  • Catalan: pèrdua de pes — reduction of body mass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 減肥 /减肥 (jiǎnféi) — reduction of body mass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 體重下降 /体重下降 (unintentional) — reduction of body mass
  • Danish: vægttab — reduction of body mass
  • Dutch: gewichtsverlies — reduction of body mass
  • Esperanto: malpeziĝo — reduction of body mass
  • Finnish: painonpudotus — reduction of body mass
  • Finnish: painonmenetys — reduction of body mass
  • French: perte de poids — reduction of body mass
  • German: Gewichtsverlust — reduction of body mass
  • German: Gewichtsabnahme — reduction of body mass
  • Greek: αδυνάτισμα (adynátisma) — reduction of body mass
  • Hungarian: fogyás — reduction of body mass
  • Hungarian: súlyvesztés — reduction of body mass
  • Hungarian: súlycsökkenés — reduction of body mass
  • Hungarian: súlyveszteség — reduction of body mass
  • Icelandic: þyngdartap — reduction of body mass
  • Italian: perdita di peso — reduction of body mass
  • Japanese: 体重減少 (taijū genshō) — reduction of body mass
  • Korean: 체중감량 (chejunggamnyang) — reduction of body mass
  • Korean: 체중감소 (chejunggamso) — reduction of body mass
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vekttap — reduction of body mass
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vekttap — reduction of body mass
  • Polish: odchudzanie — reduction of body mass
  • Portuguese: perda de peso — reduction of body mass
  • Russian: похуде́ние (poxudénije) — reduction of body mass
  • Spanish: adelgazamiento — reduction of body mass
  • Spanish: enflaquecimiento — reduction of body mass
  • Spanish: pérdida de peso — reduction of body mass
  • Swedish: viktminskning — reduction of body mass
  • Swedish: viktförlust — reduction of body mass
  • Swedish: viktnedgång — reduction of body mass
  • Thai: น้ําหนักลด (nám-nàk-lót) — reduction of body mass
  • Turkish: kilo kaybı — reduction of body mass
  • Ukrainian: сху́днення (sxúdnennja) — reduction of body mass