Antonyms for overweights


Grammar : Noun
Spell : adjective oh-ver-weyt; noun oh-ver-weyt; verb oh-ver-weyt
Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈoʊ vərˈweɪt; noun ˈoʊ vərˌweɪt; verb ˌoʊ vərˈweɪt


Definition of overweights

Origin :
  • "in excess of proper or ordinary weight," 1630s, from over- + weight (n.). Of persons, as a noun, "obesity" from 1917.
  • As in obesity : noun corpulence
  • As in corpulence : noun obesity
  • As in superfluousness : noun excess
  • As in excess : noun overabundance of something
Example sentences :
  • Her coming, with little Seela's, is one of the very gladdest of our Overweights of Joy.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • Excessive heat in a room is the most benumbing of all overweights.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Entertaining » by M. E. W. Sherwood
  • But for us the past overweights the present; we cannot, if we would, get rid of the burden of it.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Good--A Dialogue » by G. Lowes Dickinson
  • If you belong to a club, round up the overweights and form a section.
  • Extract from : « Diet and Health » by Lulu Hunt Peters
  • It overweights the whole monument, introduces a discordant architectural motive, and is decorated by inferior sculpture.
  • Extract from : « Donatello » by David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford
  • If one overweights the head the whole structure is apt to become unbalanced.
  • Extract from : « By Advice of Counsel » by Arthur Train

Synonyms for overweights

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