cellulite
Skin dimpling caused by the herniation of subcutaneous adipose tissue, especially on…Skin dimpling caused by the herniation (protrusion) of subcutaneous adipose tissue (fat within connective tissue), especially on the pelvic area of women.
» You're too young to worry about cellulite.
Ты слишком молода, чтобы беспокоиться о целлюлите.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
целлюли́тcelljulít
- lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc.
Examples
3 sentencesYou're too young to worry about cellulite.
ruТы слишком молода, чтобы беспокоиться о целлюлите.
Do you have cellulite?
The spa offers an anti-cellulite treatment.
Translations
7 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French cellulite. By surface analysis, cellule + -ite. Doublet of cellulitisBorrowed from French cellulite. By surface analysis, cellule + -ite. Doublet of cellulitis. First attested in the 1960s.
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Forms
plural: cellulites| Singular | cellulite |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable