Definitions for illness
ˈɪl nɪsill·ness

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. illness, unwellness, malady, sickness(noun)

   impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. illness(Noun)

   An instance of a disease or poor health.

2. illness(Noun)

   A state of bad health or disease.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Illness(noun)

   the condition of being ill, evil, or bad; badness; unfavorableness

2. Illness(noun)

   disease; indisposition; malady; disorder of health; sickness; as, a short or a severe illness

3. Illness(noun)

   wrong moral conduct; wickedness

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'illness' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3084

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'illness' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3348

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'illness' in Nouns Frequency: #1161

How to pronounce illness?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say illness in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of illness in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of illness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of illness in a Sentence

1. Mini Kamboj:

   We know from several studies that if you’re ... healthy, you are no longer infectious after the first week of illness. But there is very little we know about immunocompromised patients, is that 20 days enough or do we need to exercise precautions for longer than that?

2. Mark Purtle:

   After personally reviewing the governor's medical records, with his permission, and visiting with him and his attending physicians, we believe the governor has a viral illness with dehydration, we also conducted a series of tests in which we ruled out other contributing factors, including cardiac issues. The governor is still receiving fluids and is resting comfortably.

3. Travis Frederick:

   I am very optimistic about my condition and the immediate future, as I have been told that the illness was detected at a fairly early stage, my doctors have told me that it is not possible to determine a timetable for a return to the field right now, but I am hopeful that I will be able to play as soon as possible.

4. Anaïs Nin:

   Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish it's source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of withering, of tarnishing.

5. Venus Williams:

   I feel definitely more comfortable going into that match than, for example, today, i had never played( McHale) before, so you feel like you don't really know what's going to happen. Earlier, Latvian 11th seed Anastasija Sevastova became the latest player to be stuck down with a viral illness at the tournament. Sevastova was down 5-0 in the first set of her third round match with Estonian 21st seed Anett Kontaveit when she retired. Her departure came less than 24 hours after Venus Williams was unable to continue Venus Williams match on Sunday, also citing a viral illness. Men's third seed Alexander Zverev also said on Monday after losing to fellow German Jan-Lennard Struff that he too had a virus. Among those women still feeling healthy, three-times grand slam champion Angelique Kerber battled back to beat Russian qualifier Natalia Vikhlyantseva 3-6 6-1 6-3. Kerber took a while to warm to her task on a cool morning in the California desert.

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