illness

CEFRA2

/ˈɪl.nəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A disease or period of being sick.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A state of bad health or disease.

Examples

  • I feel indebted to you for your help during my illness.

  • I sincerely hope that you will soon recover from your illness.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An instance of a disease or poor health.

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

More examples

In context

  • The virus can cause illness in humans.

  • Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness.

  • suffer form a severe illness

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From ill + -ness.