CELLULITE

Meaning of CELLULITE in English

/ ˈseljulaɪt; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a type of fat that some people get below their skin, which stops the surface of the skin looking smooth

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WORD ORIGIN

1960s: from French , from cellule small cell.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

CELLULITE — noun Etymology: French, literally, accumulation of subcutaneous fat, cellulitis, from cellule cell + -ite -itis Date: 1968 deposits of subcutaneous …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CELLULITE — ˈselyəˌlīt, -ˌlēt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, literally, accumulation of subcutaneous fat, cellulitis, from cellule cell (from Latin cellula …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CELLULITE — /sel"yeuh luyt', -leet'/ , n. (not in technical use) lumpy fat deposits, esp. in the thighs and buttocks. [ 1970-75; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CELLULITE — n. popular term for deposits of body fat under the skin
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CELLULITE — noun Etymology: French, literally, accumulation of subcutaneous fat, cellulitis, from cellule cell + -ite -itis Date: 1968 : deposits of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CELLULITE — [ 'sɛljʊlʌɪt ] ■ noun persistent subcutaneous fat causing dimpling of the skin. Origin 1960s: from Fr., from cellule ‘small …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CELLULITE — [cel.lu.lite] n [F, lit., accumulation of subcutaneous fat, cellulitis, fr. cellule cell + -ite -itis] (1968): lumpy fat found in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CELLULITE — cellulite BrE AmE ˈsel ju laɪt -jə-, ˌ••ˈliːt AmE \ -jə-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CELLULITE — cel ‧ lu ‧ lite /ˈseljəlaɪt, ˈseljʊlaɪt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: French ; Origin: cellule …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CELLULITE — n. a lumpy form of fat, esp. on the hips and thighs of women, causing puckering of the skin. [F …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CELLULITE — n. a lumpy form of fat, esp. on the hips and thighs of women, causing puckering of the skin. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CELLULITE — n. a lumpy form of fat, esp. on the hips and thighs of women, causing puckering of the skin. Etymology: …
Oxford English vocab
CELLULITE — Cellulite is lumpy fat which people may get under their skin, especially on their thighs. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CELLULITE — Cellulite is lumpy fat which people may get under their skin, especially on their thighs. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CELLULITE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I am not saying that the diet will completely eliminate cellulite but I do believe …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CELLULITE — [noun] [U] - fat in the human body, esp. in the upper legs, which cannot be removed simply by eating …
Cambridge English vocab
CELLULITE — Целлюлит
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CELLULITE — n. Pronunciation: ' sel-y ə - ˌ l ī t, - ˌ l ē t Function: noun Etymology: F, literally, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MESOTHERAPY — n. non surgical cosmetic procedure in which several small injections of vitamins or conventional pharmaceuticals are injected into the mesodermal …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BUTCHER'S BROOM — low evergreen Eurasian shrub of the lily family having long and straight thin bright green branches (that are used for …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CELLULOSE — cel ‧ lu ‧ lose /ˈseljələʊs, ˈseljʊləʊs $ -loʊs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIVE AWAY — 1. If you give away something that you own, you give it to someone, rather than selling it, often because …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CURRENT — ( currents) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A current is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE AWAY — 1. If you ~ something that you own, you give it to someone, rather than selling it, often because you …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CURRENT — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is a steady …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WEIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a weight problem (= the problem of being too fat ) ▪ Patients with …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOXIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a poisonous/toxic gas ▪ Carbon monoxide is the main poisonous gas in car exhaust. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SUBCUTANEOUS — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN heparin ▪ Once aspirin and thrombolysis are given, however, the additional benefit of delayed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SIMPLE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a primitive/simple creature (= one with only a few cells ) ▪ primitive creatures like …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAIL DAMAGE — n 1. cellulite. Origin: the "pitted" appearance of cellulite is similar to the appearance of damage caused by hail. ("That …
Slang English vocab

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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