cellulite

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
16
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈsɛl.jʊ.laɪt/
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/ˈsɛl.jʊ.laɪt/ · /ˌ-liːt/ · /ˈsɛl.jə.laɪt/ · /ˌ-lit/

Definition of cellulite

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, informal, uncountable)Skin dimpling caused by the herniation (protrusion) of subcutaneous adipose tissue (fat within connective tissue), especially on the pelvic area of women.

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Etymology

Borrowed from French cellulite. By surface analysis, cellule + -ite. Doublet of cellulitis. First attested in the 1960s.

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