First Known Use: 1968
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cellulite
noun cel·lu·lite \ˈsel-yə-ˌlīt, -ˌlēt\
: fat that is close to the surface of the skin and that makes the skin slightly bumpy
Full Definition of CELLULITE
: deposits of subcutaneous fat within fibrous connective tissue (as in the thighs, hips, and buttocks) that give a puckered and dimpled appearance to the skin surface
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Origin of CELLULITE
French, literally, accumulation of subcutaneous fat, cellulitis, from cellule cell + -ite -itis
Rhymes with CELLULITE
aquavit, at one's feet, balance sheet, biathlete, bittersweet, booster seat, bucket seat, catbird seat, cookie sheet, corps d'elite, countryseat, county seat, crystal pleat, decathlete, drag one's feet, driver's seat, easy street, exegete, incomplete, indiscreet, latent heat, letter sheet, lorikeet, make ends meet, marguerite, Masorete, meadowsweet, meet and greet, miss a beat, Nayarit, obsolete, off one's feet, on one's feet, on the street, overeat, overheat, Paraclete, parakeet, pentathlete, prickly heat, rumble seat, saddle seat, scandal sheet, self-conceit, semisweet, shredded wheat, sliding seat, spirochete, superheat, to one's feet, triathlete, trick or treat, two-way street, undertreat, up one's street, winding-sheet, window seat
Medical Dictionary
cellulite
noun cel·lu·lite \ˈsel-yə-ˌlīt, -ˌlēt\
Medical Definition of CELLULITE
: deposits of subcutaneous fat within fibrous connective tissue (as in the thighs, hips, and buttocks) that give a puckered and dimpled appearance to the skin surface
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