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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024val•e•tu•di•nar•y (val′i to̅o̅d′n er′ē, -tyo̅o̅d′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nar•ies. - valetudinarian.
- Latin valētūdinārius sickly, equivalent. to valētūdin- (stem of valētūdō) good or bad state of health (valē(re) to be well + -tūdō -tude) + -ārius -ary
- 1575–85
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024val•e•tu•di•nar•i•an (val′i to̅o̅d′n âr′ē ən, -tyo̅o̅d′-),USA pronunciation n. - an invalid.
- a person who is excessively concerned about his or her poor health or ailments.
adj. - in poor health;
sickly;
invalid. - excessively concerned about one's poor health or ailments.
- of, pertaining to, or characterized by invalidism.
- valetudinary + -an 1695–1705
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: valetudinarian /ˌvælɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən/, valetudinary /ˌvælɪˈtjuːdɪnərɪ/ n ( pl -narians, -naries)- a person who is or believes himself to be chronically sick; invalid
- a person excessively worried about the state of his health; hypochondriac
adj - relating to, marked by, or resulting from poor health
- being a valetudinarian
- trying to return to a healthy state
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin valētūdō state of health, from valēre to be wellˌvaleˌtudiˈnarianˌism n |