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- Dictionaryvaletudinarian/ˌvalɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛːrɪən/
noun
- 1. a person who is unduly anxious about their health.
adjective
- 1. showing undue concern about one's health: "the valetudinarian English"
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The meaning of VALETUDINARIAN is a person of a weak or sickly constitution; especially : one whose chief concern is his or her ill health. Did you know?
a person who is or believes himself or herself to be chronically sick. 2. a person excessively worried about the state of his or her health; hypochondriac. adjective. 3. relating to, marked by, or resulting from poor health. 4. being a valetudinarian. 5. trying to return to a healthy state. Collins English Dictionary.
noun. a person who is or believes himself to be chronically sick; invalid. a person excessively worried about the state of his health; hypochondriac. adjective. relating to, marked by, or resulting from poor health. being a valetudinarian. trying to return to a healthy state. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˌvaleˌtudiˈnarianˌism, noun. Discover More.
Jun 14, 2024 · valetudinarian (plural valetudinarians) A person in poor health or sickly, especially one who is constantly obsessed with their state of health.
1. (Medicine) a person who is or believes himself to be chronically sick; invalid. 2. (Medicine) a person excessively worried about the state of his health; hypochondriac. adj. 3. (Medicine) relating to, marked by, or resulting from poor health. 4. (Medicine) being a valetudinarian. 5. (Medicine) trying to return to a healthy state.
3 days ago · noun. weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health. see more. see less. type of: diseased person, sick person, sufferer. a person suffering from an illness. adjective. of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian.
Adjective. borrowed from Latin valētūdinārius "incapacitated by ill health, invalid," from valētūdin-, valētūdō "good health, health in general, illness" (from valēre "to have strength, be well" + -tūdin-, -tūdō, suffix forming abstract nouns) + -ārius -ary entry 2 — more at wield. Noun. noun derivative of valetudinary entry 1.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word valetudinarian mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word valetudinarian. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
Noun. Singular: valetudinarian. Plural: valetudinarians. Origin of Valetudinarian. From Latin valētūdinārius from valētūdō valētūdin- state of health from valēre to be strong or well wal- in Indo-European roots. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
a person who is or believes himself to be chronically sick; invalid. a person excessively worried about the state of his health; hypochondriac. adj. relating to, marked by, or resulting from poor health. being a valetudinarian. trying to return to a healthy state. Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin valētūdō state of health, from valēre to be well.
