SICKLINESS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

sickliness

noun

Definition of sickliness

as in invalidism

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Noun

Since the 1970s, feminist scholars have been actively documenting the ways menstruation has been used to ground false arguments about women’s weakness, invalidism, and inferiority in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
As Eliot went through a crisis involving his turn to Christianity, Vivien’s invalidism, and his mother’s death, his letters got more and more intense and confessional.

— Christopher Tayler, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022

Definition of invalidism

Noun

In recent years, white supremacists have embraced the concept of lactose intolerance as a distinguishing debility of nonwhite people.

— Hilary Smith, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
And, when pets suffered from cancer or heart failure or debility, conversations about what to do next were emotional but often straightforward.

— Sunita Puri, New Yorker, 6 June 2026

Definition of debility

Noun

As Kasubhai observed, despite its legal feebleness, Kennedy’s declaration and its explicit threat has had a concrete impact on the provision of gender-affirming services to American youths.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Signs of disease include warts on legs, crusty or swollen eyes, feebleness, a ruffled appearance, difficulty breathing, nasal discharge, and diarrhea.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of feebleness

Noun

Along with treatment for eligible accidents and illnesses, the policy covers veterinary exam fees, hereditary and congenital conditions, dental diseases, behavioral issues and alternative therapies.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
There have been periods when the human population declined because of wars or epidemics, such as the Black Death, in the fourteenth century, or the diseases brought by Europeans to the Americas in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

— Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of disease

Noun

Yet over the past decade, the park has fallen into a state of decrepitude, trash littering the venue.

— Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Similarly, ‘Barton Springs,’ a meditation on beautiful youth doomed to mortal decrepitude, feels somehow too personal to make the visceral leap into a reader’s recognition.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of decrepitude

Noun

Some intergenerational sparring ensues, as Kevin scolds Arthur for his more outré boomer comments, and Arthur in turn sneers at his grandson’s millennial lameness.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Services will range from individual wellness and sick-patient examinations to routine herd healthcare, breeding soundness exams, pregnancy examinations, on-farm consultations, lameness evaluations and certificates of veterinary inspection, A-State said.

— arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 21 June 2026

Definition of lameness

Noun

The Aliso Canyon gas leak took nearly four months to control, sickened thousands of families and forced them from their homes near the San Fernando Valley to escape a sulfurous stench and maladies including headaches, nausea and nose bleeds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
After fighting maladies for so long, brakence embraces them as his muse and coaches himself to keep going.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of malady

Noun

The State Ballot Commission rejected a challenge to petition signatures, dismissing claims of invalidity from cannabis advocate Kevin Gilnack.

— A.J. Herrington, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Miscellaneous The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules or the Affidavit will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

— USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025

Definition of invalidity

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