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Vinony

illness

noun

  1. the state of being unwell
  2. a particular disease
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Pronunciation: /ˈɪl.nəs/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English ill Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English illness From ill + -ness.

  1. An instance (episode) of a disease or poor health.

    “Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness.”

    “suffer form a severe illness”

  2. A state of bad health or disease.

    “Many working days this year have been lost through illness.”

    “Illness is a wholistic reality, just as health is wholistic, and healing is the process of moving from illness to health.”