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valetudinarian

val·e·tu·di·nar·i·an
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [val-i-tood-n-air-ee-uh n, -tyood-]
    • /ˌvæl ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, -ˌtyud-/
    • /ˈvælɪtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [val-i-tood-n-air-ee-uh n, -tyood-]
    • /ˌvæl ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, -ˌtyud-/

Definitions of valetudinarian word

  • noun valetudinarian an invalid. 1
  • noun valetudinarian a person who is excessively concerned about his or her poor health or ailments. 1
  • adjective valetudinarian in poor health; sickly; invalid. 1
  • adjective valetudinarian excessively concerned about one's poor health or ailments. 1
  • adjective valetudinarian of, relating to, or characterized by invalidism. 1
  • noun valetudinarian a person who is or believes himself to be chronically sick; invalid 0
See all 17 definitions of valetudinarian

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Origin of valetudinarian

First appearance:

before 1695
One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705; valetudinary + -an

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Parts of speech for Valetudinarian

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Valetudinarian

valetudinarian popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

valetudinarian usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for valetudinarian

noun valetudinarian

  • hypochondriac — Also, hypochondriacal, H05/H0509000 hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-kuh l, ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə kəl. Psychiatry. pertaining to or suffering from hypochondria, an excessive preoccupation with and worry about one's health: The comedy is aimed at the hypochondriac demographic. produced by hypochondria: Hypochondriac feelings overwhelmed her.
  • convalescent — Convalescent means relating to convalescence.
  • neurotic — pertaining to the nerves or to nerve disease; neural: no longer in technical use.
All 3 Synonyms of valetudinarian

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