valetudinarian
A person in poor health or sickly, especially one who is constantly obsessed with…A person in poor health or sickly, especially one who is constantly obsessed with their state of health
Meaning
1 sensesA person in poor health or sickly, especially one who is constantly obsessed with their state of health
weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Latin valētūdin- + -arian, from oblique stem of Latin valētūdō, from valeō + -tūdō. BFrom Latin valētūdin- + -arian, from oblique stem of Latin valētūdō, from valeō + -tūdō. By surface analysis, valetude + -arian.
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Forms
plural: valetudinarians| Singular | valetudinarian |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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