chronic (redirected from chronicity)

chron·ic  (krnk)

adj.

1. Of long duration; continuing: chronic money problems.

2. Lasting for a long period of time or marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases: chronic colitis.

3. Subject to a habit or pattern of behavior for a long time: a chronic liar.

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[French chronique, from Latin chronicus, from Greek khronikos, of time, from khronos, time.]

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chroni·cal·ly adv.

chro·nici·ty (kr-ns-t) n.

Synonyms: chronic, confirmed, habitual, inveterate
These adjectives mean having long had a habit or a disease: a chronic complainer; a confirmed alcoholic; a habitual cheat; an inveterate smoker.

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chronic

Adjective

1. (of a disease) developing slowly or lasting for a long time

2. (of a bad habit or bad behaviour) having continued for a long time; habitual: chronic drug addiction

3. very serious or severe: chronic food shortages

4. Brit, Austral & NZ informal very bad: the play was chronic [Greek khronos time]

chronically adv

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chronic  (krnk)

Relating to an illness or medical condition that is characterized by long duration or frequent recurrence. Diabetes and hypertension are chronic diseases. Compare acute.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	chronic - being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid" medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques acute - having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
	2.	chronic - of long duration; "chronic money problems" continuing long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"
	3.	chronic - habitual; "a chronic smoker" inveterate usual - occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"

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chronic

adjective 1. persistent, constant, continual, deep-seated, incurable, deep-rooted, ineradicable

adjective 2. (Informal) dreadful, awful, appalling, atrocious, abysmal

Translations

chronic [ˈkrɔnɪk] adj → crónico;

(fig) [liar, smoker] → empedernido

chronic [ˈkrɔnɪk] adj → chronique (fig) [liar, smoker] → invétéré(e)

chronic [ˈkrɔnɪk] adj (also fig) → chronisch;

(severe) → schlimm

chronic [ˈkrɔnɪk] adj → cronico/a;

(fig) [liar, smoker] → incallito/a

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chronic

adj chronic [ˈkronik]

(especially of a disease) lasting a long time a chronic illness.chroniesمُزمن، مُتأصّلхрониченchronickýkronisk; vedvarendechronisch,, ständigχρόνιοςcrónicokroonilineمزمن؛ کهنهkrooninenchroniqueכְרוֹנִיपुराना, चिरकालिकkroničankrónikus, idültmenahunlangvinnur, þrálátur, krónískurcronico慢性の만성적인chroniškashroniskskronikchronischkronisk, stadig, evigchronicznycrónicocronicхроническийchronickýkroničenhroničankroniskเรื้อรังkronik, sürekli, devamlı長期的；慢性的хронічний; застарілийقدیم بیماریmãn tính长期的；慢性的

adv ˈchronically

chronieseبصورة مُزْمِنَهхроничноchronickykroniskt; vedvarendechronischχρόνιαcrónicamentekrooniliseltبطور مزمنkroonisestichroniquementבְּצוָּרה כְרוֹנִיתप्राचीन काल सेkroničankrónikusansecara kronisþrálátlega, varanlegacronicamente慢性的に만성적으로chroniškaihroniskidengan kronikchronischkroniskchroniczniecronicamentecronicхроническиchronickykroničnohroničnokronisktเรื้อรังkronik bir şekilde, süregelen長期地；慢性地хронічноقدیم طور سےmột cách kinh niên长期地；慢性地