sickness

sick·ness

noun \ˈsik-nəs\

Definition of SICKNESS

1

a : ill health : illness b : a disordered, weakened, or unsound condition

2

: a specific disease

3

: nausea, queasiness

Examples of SICKNESS

1. He died from an unknown sickness.
2. <she was plagued by sickness most of her adult life>

First Known Use of SICKNESS

before 12th century

Related to SICKNESS

Synonyms: illness, indisposition, unhealthiness, unsoundness

Antonyms: health, healthiness, soundness, wellness, wholeness, wholesomeness

Related Words: malaise, sickishness; affliction, ailment, condition, disease, disorder, dysfunction (also disfunction), malady, trouble, upset; debility, decrepitude, feebleness, frailness, infirmity, invalidism, invalidity, lameness, sickliness, weakliness, weakness; hypochondria

Near Antonyms: comeback, convalescence, healing, mending, rally, recovery, recuperation, rehab, rehabilitation, snapback; fettle, fitness, shape; hardiness, heartiness, lustiness, robustness, ruggedness, stamina, strength, toughness, vigor, vigorousness, vitality; bloom, flush, flushness; weal, welfare, well-being

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Rhymes with SICKNESS

lychnis, quickness, slickness, thickness