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English
Etymology
From L. valetudinarius|val�tūdin�rius, from valetudo state of health, health, ill health, from valere to be strong or well.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�væ.l�.�tu�.d�.�n�r.i.�n/
Adjective
en-adj
- Of infirm health; seeking to recover health; sickly; weakly; infirm.
#:The valetudinarian habit of discussing his health had grown on Rose... -- Florence Anne Sellar MacCunn?, Sir Walter Scott's Friends, 1910, p. 234
Translations
trans-top|of infirm health; sickly
Bulgarian: t+|bg|болнав|sc=Cyrl
French: valétudinaire
Greek: t|el|��ο�ονδ�ιακ��|m|sc=Grek (ypochondriakós)
Italian: t-|it|valetudinario
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Spanish: t-|es|valetudinario|m, t-|es|valetudinaria|f
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Synonyms
hypochondriac
Noun
en-noun
- A person in poor health or sickly, expecially one who is constantly obsessed with their state of health
#:The most uninformed mind, with a healthy body, is happier than the wisest valetudinarian. -- Thomas Jefferson, The Writings oF Thomas Jefferson, 1904, p. 168.
Translations
trans-top|person obsessed with state of health
Greek: t|el|��ο��νδ�ιο�|m|sc=Grek (ypochóndrios)
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Synonyms
hypochondriac
References
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