sickliness

sick·ly  (skl)

adj. sick·li·er, sick·li·est

1. Prone to sickness.

2. Of, caused by, or associated with sickness: a sickly pallor.

3. Conducive to sickness: a sickly climate.

4. Causing nausea; nauseating.

5. Lacking vigor or strength; feeble or weak: a sickly handshake.

tr.v. sick·lied, sick·ly·ing, sick·lies

To make sickly: "Timidity . . . sicklies the whole cast of thought in action" (Henry Adams).

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sickli·ness n.

sickly, sickli·ly adv.

Translations

sickliness [ˈsɪklɪnɪs] N

1. (= ill health, feebleness) → lo enfermizo; (= paleness) → palidez f; (= weakness) → debilidad f

2. (= sweetness) → lo empalagoso

sickliness

n (of person, appearance) → Kränklichkeit f; (of complexion, light) → Blässe f; (of smell, taste, food, sentimentality, colour) → Widerlichkeit f, → Ekelhaftigkeit f; (of smile) → Mattheit f; (of grin) → Schwachheit f

sickliness [ˈsɪklɪnɪs] n (of person) → salute f malferma; (of cake, sweet) → sapore m stucchevole

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sickliness [ˈsɪklɪnɪs] n (of person) → salute f malferma; (of cake, sweet) → sapore m stucchevole