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- valetudinarian /ˌvælɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən/, valetudinary /ˌvælɪˈtjuːdɪnərɪ/ n (pl -narians, -naries) a person who is or believes himself to be chronically sick; invalid a person excessively worried about the state of his health; hypochondriac adj relating to, marked by, or resulting from poor health being a valetudinarian
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1. a person who is or believes himself or herself to be chronically sick. 2. a person excessively worried about the state of his or her health; hypochondriac. adjective. 3. relating to, marked by, or resulting from poor health. 4. being a valetudinarian. 5. trying to return to a healthy state. Collins English Dictionary.
borrowed from Latin valētūdinārius "incapacitated by ill health, invalid," from valētūdin-, valētūdō "good health, health in general, illness" (from valēre "to have strength, be well" + -tūdin-, -tūdō, suffix forming abstract nouns) + -ārius -ary entry 2 — more at wield. Noun. noun derivative of valetudinary entry 1. First Known Use. Adjective.
/ˈvæləˈtudnˌɛriən/ IPA guide. Other forms: valetudinarians. Definitions of valetudinarian. noun. weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health. see more. adjective. of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian. synonyms: valetudinary. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Valetudinarian."
hypochondriacal. valetudinary. Translations. of infirm health; sickly. Noun. valetudinarian (plural valetudinarians) A person in poor health or sickly, especially one who is constantly obsessed with their state of health.
Origin of valetudinary 1. 1575–85; < Latin valētūdinārius sickly, equivalent to valētūdin- (stem of valētūdō ) good or bad state of health ( valē ( re ) to be well + -tūdō -tude ) + -ārius -ary. Discover More. Example Sentences. The Lady of Lochleven rose from the bedside, and darted a penetrating look at the elder valetudinary.
Noun. Singular: valetudinarian. Plural: valetudinarians. Origin of Valetudinarian. From Latin valētūdinārius from valētūdō valētūdin- state of health from valēre to be strong or well wal- in Indo-European roots. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
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