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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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: of, relating to, or characteristic of a valetudinarian : sickly, weak. Did you know? Oddly enough, valetudinarian, a word for someone who is sickly (or at least thinks he or she is), comes from valēre, a Latin word that means "to have strength" or "to be well."
1. 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.
4 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.
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.
Jun 14, 2024 · valetudinarian (plural valetudinarians) A person in poor health or sickly, especially one who is constantly obsessed with their state of health.
The earliest known use of the word valetudinarian is in the early 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for valetudinarian is from 1703, in the writing of William Dampier, buccaneer and explorer. valetudinarian is formed within English, by derivation. See etymology.
valetudinarian in American English. (ˌvæləˌtudəˈnɛriən ; ˌvæləˌtjudəˈnɛriən ) Word forms: plural ˌvaleˈtudiˌnaries. noun. 1. a person in poor health; invalid. 2. one who thinks constantly and anxiously about one's own health. adjective.
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.
noun: A weak or sickly person, especially one who is constantly or overly worried about his or her health. adjective: Chronically sick or concerned about one's health. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin valetudo (state of health), from valere (to be strong or well).
