valetudinarian
[ val-i-tood-n-air-ee-uhn, -tyood- ]
/ ˌvæl ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, -ˌtyud- /
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noun
an invalid.
a person who is excessively concerned about his or her poor health or ailments.
adjective
in poor health; sickly; invalid.
excessively concerned about one's poor health or ailments.
of, relating to, or characterized by invalidism.
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Origin of valetudinarian
First recorded in 1695–1705; valetudinary + -an
Words nearby valetudinarian
valet, valeta, valet de chambre, valet parking, Valetta, valetudinarian, valetudinarianism, valetudinary, valgus, Valhalla, valiancy
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British Dictionary definitions for valetudinarian
valetudinarian
valetudinary (ˌvælɪˈtjuːdɪnərɪ)
/ (ˌvælɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən) /
noun plural -narians or -naries
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
Derived forms of valetudinarian
valetudinarianism, nounWord Origin for valetudinarian
C18: from Latin valētūdō state of health, from valēre to be well
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Medical definitions for valetudinarian
valetudinarian
[ văl′ĭ-tōōd′n-âr′ē-ən ]
n.
A sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health.
adj.
Chronically ailing; sickly.
Constantly and morbidly concerned with one's health.
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