Definitions for valetudinarianˌvæl ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, -ˌtyud-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
val•e•tu•di•nar•i•anˌvæl ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, -ˌtyud-(n.)
an invalid.
a person who is excessively concerned about his or her health.
(adj.)in poor health; sickly; invalid.
excessively concerned about one's health.
of, pertaining to, or characterized by invalidism.
Origin of valetudinarian:
1695–1705
val`e•tu`di•nar′i•an•ism(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
valetudinarian(adj)
weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
valetudinarian, valetudinary(adj)
of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian
Wiktionary
valetudinarian(Noun)
A person in poor health or sickly, especially one who is constantly obsessed with their state of health
valetudinarian(Adjective)
sickly, infirm, of ailing health
The valetudinarian habit of discussing his health had grown on Rose... -- Florence Anne Sellar MacCunn, Sir Walter Scott's Friends, 1910, p. 234
valetudinarian(Adjective)
being overly worried about one's health
Origin: From valetudinarius, from valetudo, from valeo
Webster Dictionary
Valetudinarian(adj)
of infirm health; seeking to recover health; sickly; weakly; infirm
Valetudinarian(noun)
a person of a weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover health
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