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🙂 Not overweight 🙂 A healthy-weight person
non-obese

non-obese

1 3.5
Having a body weight that is not very high, usually in the normal or slightly high range
  • adjective
  • /nɒn oʊˈbiːs/
: no obeso
  • The doctor explained that non-obese patients may still be at risk for certain health conditions.

Examples

  • Researchers found differences in metabolism between non-obese and obese individuals.

  • She is non-obese and maintains a healthy lifestyle.

  • A non-obese lifestyle can help reduce the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

  • Many non-obese individuals find it easier to stay active.

  • Doctors advise that a non-obese weight can lead to better overall health.

  • Maintaining a non-obese lifestyle often involves regular exercise and healthy eating habits.

  • Being non-obese generally indicates a lower risk for obesity-related diseases.

Antonyms

obese
96 3.8

Having too much body fat that can cause health problems

How Obese

obese
96 3.8
overweight
5 2.4
non-obese
1 3.5
normal
∞ 1.0
underweight
8 3.1

Surface Forms

non-obese positive

Morphology

non-obese = obese (transparent) = non + obese

The productive negating prefix 'non-' simply reverses the adjective 'obese', giving a straightforward opposite meaning.

Etymology

Non-obese comes from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and obese meaning 'fat' (from a Latin word for 'well fed'), so non-obese simply describes someone whose body weight is not classed as obese.