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valetudinary

val·e·tu·di·nar·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [val-i-tood-n-er-ee, -tyood-]
    • /ˌvæl ɪˈtud nˌɛr i, -ˈtyud-/
    • /ˌvæ.lɪ.ˈtjuː.dɪ.nə.rɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [val-i-tood-n-er-ee, -tyood-]
    • /ˌvæl ɪˈtud nˌɛr i, -ˈtyud-/

Definitions of valetudinary word

  • abbreviation VALETUDINARY valetudinarian. 1
  • noun valetudinary (dated) A sickly, infirm person. 0
  • adjective valetudinary (Obsolete (No longer in use)) sickly, infirm, valetudinarian. 0
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Origin of valetudinary

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; < Latin valētūdinārius sickly, equivalent to valētūdin- (stem of valētūdō) good or bad state of health (valē(re) to be well + -tūdō -tude) + -ārius -ary

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Parts of speech for Valetudinary

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

valetudinary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% 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.

valetudinary usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for valetudinary

noun valetudinary

  • convalescent — Convalescent means relating to convalescence.
  • 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.
  • neurotic — pertaining to the nerves or to nerve disease; neural: no longer in technical use.
All 3 Synonyms of valetudinary

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