body positivity
body positivity noun: the acceptance and appreciation of all types of human body (associated with fat acceptance).
Noun
body positivity (uncountable)
- The acceptance and appreciation of all types of human body (associated with fat acceptance)
- And she is owning her look. An icon of body positivity who once cloaked her curves under neon tone track suits and hoodies, she appears to be done with all that.2021 May 4, Ruth La Ferla, “On That Bombshell Billie Eilish Cover for British Vogue”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- […] I am engaging in what has become a new and unhealthy ritual: scrolling through Instagram and trying to work out which of the people behind accounts I once followed for their body positivity content are now taking weight-loss drugs.2025 August 10, Rose Stokes, “I thought we’d entered the age of body positivity. Then came ‘shrinking girl summer’ – is everyone getting smaller except me?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- BoPo
Synonyms of body positivity
Questions about body positivity
- What does body positivity mean?
- Body positivity means the acceptance and appreciation of all types of human body (associated with fat acceptance).
- What part of speech is body positivity?
- Body positivity is a noun.
Words near body positivity in the dictionary
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