Underweight vs. Overweight

Underweightadjective

Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.

Underweightadjective

Not too heavy for an intended purpose.

Underweightadjective

(finance) Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.

Underweightnoun

The state or quality of being underweight.

Underweightverb

(transitive) To underestimate the weight of.

Underweightverb

(transitive) To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.

Underweightadjective

having unattractive thinness;

Underweight

An underweight person is a person whose body weight is considered too low to be healthy. The same concept applies to animals.

Overweightadjective

(of a person) Heavier than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.

Overweightadjective

Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.

Overweightadjective

Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.

Overweightnoun

An excess of weight.

Overweightnoun

A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.

Overweightverb

(transitive) To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.

Overweightverb

(transitive) To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of.

Overweightnoun

Weight over and above what is required by law or custom.

Overweightnoun

Superabundance of weight; preponderance.

Overweightadjective

Overweighing; excessive.

Overweightadjective

Having a weight in excess of what is normal, proper, or expected; as, the doctor recommends dieting to all his overweight patients; overweight luggage will incur an extra charge.

Overweightnoun

the property of excessive fatness

Overweightadjective

usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

Overweight

Being overweight or fat is having more body fat than is optimally healthy. Being overweight is especially common where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary.