val|e|tu|di|nar|i|an

val|e|tu|di|nar|i|an
val|e|tu|di|nar|i|an «VAL uh TOO duh NAIR ee uhn, -TYOO-», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a person in weak health; chronic invalid: »

Having been a valetudinarian all his life, without activity of mind or body, he was a much older man in ways than in years (Jane Austen).

2. a person who thinks he is ill when he is not; hypochondriac.
–adj.
1. = sickly. (Cf. ↑sickly)
2. thinking too much about the state of one's health.
╂[< Latin valētūdinārius sickly (< valētūdō, -inis good or bad health < valēre be strong) etyand> English -an]

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  • val|e|tu|di|nar|y — «VAL uh TOO duh NEHR ee, TYOO », noun, plural nar|ies, adjective. = valetudinarian. (Cf. ↑valetudinarian) …   Useful english dictionary

  • val|e|tu|di|nar|i|an|ism — «VAL uh TOO duh NAIR ee uh NIHZ uhm, TYOO », noun. valetudinarian condition or habits; invalidism …   Useful english dictionary

  • nar — ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·i·nar; ac·i·nar·i·ous; ac·ti·nar·ia; ad·es·se·nar·i·an; al·cy·o·nar·ia; al·ter·nar·ia; amil·le·nar·i·an; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ti·the·nar; ar·e·nar·ia; ar·e·nar·i·ous; arun·di·nar·ia; at·ti·tu·di·nar·i·an; bi·pin·nar·ia;… …   English syllables

  • val — ab·la·ti·val; ac·cu·sa·ti·val; ad·jec·ti·val; aero·na·val; aes·ti·val; agen·ti·val; an·ti·lar·val; ar·chi·val; bi·val·via; ca·cio·ca·val·lo; can·a·val·ia; car·ni·val; car·ni·val·esque; ca·val·la; ca·val·let·ti; che·val; chi·val·ric;… …   English syllables

  • valetudinarian — val·e·tu·di·nar·i·an …   English syllables

  • valetudinarian — val•e•tu•di•nar•i•an [[t]ˌvæl ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, ˌtyud [/t]] n. 1) an invalid 2) a person who is excessively concerned about his or her health 3) in poor health; sickly; invalid 4) excessively concerned about one s health 5) of, pertaining to, or… …   From formal English to slang

  • valetudinary — val•e•tu•di•nar•y [[t]ˌvæl ɪˈtud nˌɛr i, ˈtyud [/t]] n. pl. nar•ies valetudinarian • Etymology: 1575–85; < L valētūdinārius sickly =valētūdin , s. of valētūdō state of health (valē(re) to be well + tūdō tude) + ārius ary …   From formal English to slang

  • valetudinarianism — val·e·tu·di·nar·i·an·ism …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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