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sickness vs unhealthiness

unhealthiness vs sickness

sickness and unhealthiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sickness Yes No No No
unhealthiness Yes No No No
As nouns, unhealthiness is a hypernym of sickness; that is, unhealthiness is a word with a broader meaning than sickness:
  • sickness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
  • unhealthiness: a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
Other hypernyms of sickness include health problem, ill health.
sickness (noun) unhealthiness (noun)
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
the state that precedes vomiting
defectiveness or unsoundness
Difference between sickness and unhealthiness

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