noun
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
• Syn: ↑infirmity, ↑frailty, ↑debility, ↑feebleness, ↑frailness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑frail (for: ↑frailness), ↑feeble (for: ↑feebleness), ↑debile (for: ↑debility), ↑debilitate (for: ↑debility), ↑infirm (for: ↑infirmity)
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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷əˌnizəm\ noun (-s)Etymology: valetudinarian (I) + -ism
: the condition or state of mind of a valetudinarian
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/val'i toohd'n air"ee euh niz'euhm, -tyoohd'-/, n.
the state, condition, or habits of a valetudinarian.
[1830-40; VALETUDINARIAN + -ISM]
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valetūdināˈrianism noun
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Main Entry: ↑valetudinarian
Useful english dictionary. 2012.