About The Word Valetudinarian
Learn about the word Valetudinarian to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Valetudinarian definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Valetudinarian
| Valetudinarian Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Valetudinarian?
[n] weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
[adj] of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian Synonyms | Synonyms for Valetudinarian: Related Terms | Find terms related to Valetudinarian: See Also | diseased person | sick person | sufferer Valetudinarian In Webster's Dictionary \Val`e*tu`di*na"ri*an\, a. [L. valetudinarius,
from valetudo state of health, health, ill health, fr. valere
to be strong or well: cf. F. val['e]tudinaire. See
{Valiant}.]
Of infirm health; seeking to recover health; sickly; weakly;
infirm.
My feeble health and valetudinarian stomach.
--Coleridge.
The virtue which the world wants is a healthful virtue,
not a valetudinarian virtue. --Macaulay.
\Val`e*tu`di*na"ri*an\, n. A person of a weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover health. Valetudinarians must live where they can command and scold. --Swift. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Gluteus minimus ‐ the innermost of the three…
- Gaudery ‐ cheap or…
- Decrement ‐ the amount by which something decreases [n] a process of becoming…
- Updraft ‐ a strong upward…
- Snow orchid ‐ waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes…
- Gaseousness ‐ having the…
- Triplochiton ‐ small genus of tropical African trees with…
- Greek partridge ‐ of mountainous areas of…
- Perodicticus potto ‐ a…
- Snafu ‐ an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: Situation…