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ill vs ailment

ailment vs ill

ill and ailment both are nouns.

ill is an adjective but ailment is not an adjective.

ill is an adverb but ailment is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ill Yes Yes No Yes
ailment Yes No No No
As nouns, ill and ailment are synonyms defined as:
  • ill and ailment: an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
Other synonyms of ill include complaint.
ill (noun) ailment (noun)
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
ill (adjective) ailment (adjective)
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
distressing
resulting in suffering or adversity
indicating hostility or enmity
presaging ill fortune
ill (adverb) ailment (adverb)
(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly
unfavorably or with disapproval
Difference between ill and ailment

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