Definitions for Illness
ˈɪl nɪsill·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. illness, unwellness, malady, sicknessnoun

   impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. illnessnoun

   An instance of a disease or poor health.

2. illnessnoun

   A state of bad health or disease.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Illnessnoun

   Etymology: from ill.

   1. Badness or inconvenience of any kind, natural or moral.

   He that has his chains knocked off, and the prison-doors set open, is perfectly at liberty, though his preference be determined to stay, by the illness of the weather. John Locke.

   2. Sickness; malady; disorder of health.

   On the Lord's day, which immediately preceded this illness, he had received the sacrament. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   Since the account her majesty received of the insolent behaviour of the faction, during her late illness at Windsor, she hath been willing to see them deprived of all power to do mischief. Jonathan Swift.

   3. Wickedness.

   Thou would be great;
   Art not without ambition; but without
   The illness should attend it. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. illness

   Illness is a state of poor health or a condition in which a person's physical or mental condition is impaired, typically caused by disease, disorder, or injury. It is often characterized by certain symptoms and signs, such as pain, fatigue, or fever, and may prevent an individual from functioning normally or optimally.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Illnessnoun

   the condition of being ill, evil, or bad; badness; unfavorableness

2. Illnessnoun

   disease; indisposition; malady; disorder of health; sickness; as, a short or a severe illness

3. Illnessnoun

   wrong moral conduct; wickedness

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Illness' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3084

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Illness' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3348

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Illness' in Nouns Frequency: #1161

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How to pronounce Illness?

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   British

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   Australian

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How to say Illness in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Illness in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Illness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Illness in a Sentence

1. Francis Collins:

   We still don't really know -- and there's some controversy about this -- whether Omicron causes the same kind of severity of disease or whether it's a somewhat milder form of the illness.

2. Leslie Morissette:

   We spent two years pretty much in and out of the hospital, watching your child battle a serious illness is the worst possible thing a family can go through.

3. Council President Mike Brown:

   These efforts have been paying off, demonstrated by a significant decline in illness over the past seven years.

4. Ned Sharpless:

   If we determine that someone is manufacturing or distributing illicit, adulterated vaping products that cause illness or death for personal profit, we would consider that to be a criminal act.

5. Angus Wilfong:

   Despite all of that, these children are still having dozens of seizures a day, that’s why if there’s a signal that something like Epidiolex can help these children, we need to figure it out, and get this treatment available to them to help them with this catastrophic illness.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Illness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Illness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Illness
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Illness
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Illness