English Online Dictionary. What means illness? What does illness mean?
English
Etymology
From ill + -ness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪl.nəs/
- Rhymes: -ɪlnəs
Noun
illness (countable and uncountable, plural illnesses)
- (countable) An instance of a disease or poor health.
- (uncountable) A state of bad health or disease.
Synonyms
- (instance): sickness
- (state): sickness
- See also Thesaurus:disease
Derived terms
Related terms
- ill
Translations
See also
- hypochondriac
Further reading
- Wikipedia stub on illness