sickness

CEFRB1

/ˈsɪknɪs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The state of being ill.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Nausea; qualmishness; as, sickness of stomach.

Examples

  • Health is not valued until sickness comes.

  • It took her four months to recover from her sickness.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The analogical misuse of a rarer or marked grammatical case in the place of a more common or unmarked case.

  2. The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness.

  3. The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; an illness.

More examples

In context

  • There has been a lot of sickness in my family this winter.

  • 18th century, Alexander Pope, Epistle to Miss Blount Trust not too much your now resistless charms; Those, age or sickness soon or late disarms.

  • I do lament the sickness of the king.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English sikness, from Old English sēocnes. By surface analysis, sick + -ness.