valetudinarian

val·e·tu·di·nar·i·an  (vl-tdn-âr-n, -tyd-)

n.

A sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health: "She affected to be spunky about her ailments and afflictions, but she was in fact an utterly self-centered valetudinarian" (Louis Auchincloss).

adj.

1. Chronically ailing; sickly.

2. Constantly and morbidly concerned with one's health.

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[From Latin valtdinrius, from valtd, valtdin-, state of health, from valre, to be strong or well; see wal- in Indo-European roots.]

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vale·tudi·nari·an·ism n.

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valetudinarian [ˌvælɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən], valetudinary [ˌvælɪˈtjuːdɪnərɪ]

n pl -narians, -naries

1. (Medicine) a person who is or believes himself to be chronically sick; invalid

2. (Medicine) a person excessively worried about the state of his health; hypochondriac

adj

1. (Medicine) relating to, marked by, or resulting from poor health

2. (Medicine) being a valetudinarian

3. (Medicine) trying to return to a healthy state

[from Latin valētūdō state of health, from valēre to be well]

valetudinarianism  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	valetudinarian - weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness
Adj.	1.	valetudinarian - of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian valetudinary

Translations

valetudinarian [ˈvælɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən]

A. ADJ → valetudinario

B. N → valetudinario/a m/f

valetudinarian (form)

n → kränkelnde Person; (= health fiend) → Gesundheitsfanatiker(in) m(f)

adj (= sickly) → kränklich, kränkelnd; person → sehr um seine Gesundheit besorgt; habits, attitude → gesundheitsbewusst