"valetudinarian" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌvæ.ləˌtuː.dəˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/ Audio: En-us-valetudinarian.ogg Forms: more valetudinarian [comparative], most valetudinarian [superlative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin valētūdinārius, from valētūdō (“state of health, health, ill health”), from valeō (“to be strong or well”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|*-tus|id=rule}}, {{lbor|en|la|valētūdinārius}} Learned borrowing from Latin valētūdinārius, {{m|la|valētūdō||state of health, health, ill health}} valētūdō (“state of health, health, ill health”), {{m|la|valeō||to be strong or well}} valeō (“to be strong or well”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} valetudinarian (comparative more valetudinarian, superlative most valetudinarian)
  1. Sickly, infirm, of ailing health Categories (topical): Health, People Translations (of infirm health; sickly): болнав (bolnav) (Bulgarian), sairaalloinen (Finnish), valétudinaire (French), ავადმყოფი (avadmq̇opi) (Georgian), არაჯანსაღი (alt: კაცი) (Georgian), kränklich (German), kränkelnd (German), siechend (German), schwach (German), kraftlos (German), gebrechlich (German), υποχονδριακός (ypochondriakós) [masculine] (Greek), valetudinario (Italian), valetudinário [masculine] (Portuguese), valetudinario (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-valetudinarian-en-adj--wBaIaCo Disambiguation of Health: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of People: 33 35 32 Disambiguation of 'of infirm health; sickly': 76 24
  2. Being overly worried about one's health. Categories (topical): Health, People
    Sense id: en-valetudinarian-en-adj-O8t0mT-D Disambiguation of Health: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of People: 33 35 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hypochondriac, valetudinary, hypochondriacal

Noun

IPA: /ˌvæ.ləˌtuː.dəˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/ Audio: En-us-valetudinarian.ogg Forms: valetudinarians [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin valētūdinārius, from valētūdō (“state of health, health, ill health”), from valeō (“to be strong or well”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|*-tus|id=rule}}, {{lbor|en|la|valētūdinārius}} Learned borrowing from Latin valētūdinārius, {{m|la|valētūdō||state of health, health, ill health}} valētūdō (“state of health, health, ill health”), {{m|la|valeō||to be strong or well}} valeō (“to be strong or well”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} valetudinarian (plural valetudinarians)
  1. A person in poor health or sickly, especially one who is constantly obsessed with their state of health Categories (topical): Health, People Derived forms: valetudinarianism Translations (person obsessed with their health): ипохондрик (ipohondrik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), hypocondriaque [masculine] (French), ჰიპოქონდრიაკი (hiṗokondriaḳi) (Georgian), υποχόνδριος (ypochóndrios) [masculine] (Greek), hipocondríaco [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-valetudinarian-en-noun-SC7dyIPQ Disambiguation of Health: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of People: 33 35 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 9 76 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 8 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hypochondriac, valetudinary

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "of infirm health; sickly",
      "word": "sairaalloinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of infirm health; sickly",
      "word": "valétudinaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "avadmq̇opi",
      "sense": "of infirm health; sickly",
      "word": "ავადმყოფი"
    },
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      "alt": "კაცი",
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "sense": "of infirm health; sickly",
      "word": "არაჯანსაღი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of infirm health; sickly",
      "word": "kränklich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of infirm health; sickly",
      "word": "kränkelnd"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of infirm health; sickly",
      "word": "siechend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of infirm health; sickly",
      "word": "schwach"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of infirm health; sickly",
      "word": "kraftlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of infirm health; sickly",
      "word": "gebrechlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypochondriakós",
      "sense": "of infirm health; sickly",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "υποχονδριακός"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of infirm health; sickly",
      "word": "valetudinario"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of infirm health; sickly",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "valetudinário"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of infirm health; sickly",
      "word": "valetudinario"
    }
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}

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          "ref": "1787, Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, July 6, 1787 in The Works of Thomas Jefferson, Paul Leicester Ford (ed.), Vol. 5, pp. 300-01 (NY: 1904)",
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          "ref": "1884, Dixon Kemp, A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing, 4th edition",
          "text": "The cuisine, of course, would not be such as would raise water bubbles in the mouth of a valetudinarian; the carnivorous propensity will mostly be gratified by steak which, when cut, will resemble the Mudhook Yacht Club burgee of rouge et noir; and savory soups and luscious salmon will be luxuries only obtainable in \"cannister\" form.",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ipohondrik",
      "sense": "person obsessed with their health",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ипохондрик"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "person obsessed with their health",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "hypocondriaque"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "hiṗokondriaḳi",
      "sense": "person obsessed with their health",
      "word": "ჰიპოქონდრიაკი"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypochóndrios",
      "sense": "person obsessed with their health",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "υποχόνδριος"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person obsessed with their health",
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