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valetudinarianism vs sickliness

sickliness vs valetudinarianism

valetudinarianism and sickliness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
valetudinarianism Yes No No No
sickliness Yes No No No
As nouns, sickliness is a hyponym of valetudinarianism; that is, sickliness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than valetudinarianism:
  • valetudinarianism: the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
  • sickliness: The state or characteristic of weakness, incapacity, or physical distress due to poor health, especially of a chronic nature.
Other hyponyms of valetudinarianism include asthenia, astheny, cachexia, cachexy, wasting.
valetudinarianism (noun) sickliness (noun)
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) The state or characteristic of weakness, incapacity, or physical distress due to poor health, especially of a chronic nature.
Difference between valetudinarianism and sickliness

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