cellulite definitions

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc.

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French, literally, accumulation of subcutaneous fat, cellulitis, from cellule cell + -ite -itis Date: 1968 deposits of subcutaneous fat within fibrous connective tissue (as in the thighs, hips, and buttocks) that give puckering and dimpling appearance to the skin surface

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a lumpy form of fat, esp. on the hips and thighs of women, causing puckering of the skin. Etymology: F (as CELLULE)

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Cellulite is lumpy fat which people may get under their skin, especially on their thighs.