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?

1. 

   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. Supriya Kumar:

   When people stay home when sick with a contagious disease like influenza, they actually reduce the likelihood of future illness among co-workers and thus reduce absenteeism in the workplace, managers who realize this and promote stay-at-home behavior in cases of infectious illness are likely to have a more healthy workplace.

2. Fyodor Dostoyevsky:

   To be too conscious is an illness. A real thorough going illness.

3. William Schaffner:

   The vaccine is not perfect, none of us believe it is, but it's the best thing we have for preventing influenza, and even if it doesn't prevent the illness completely, and this is very important, it tends to make the illness milder.

4. Jeffrey Metzner:

   I think Mr. Holmes' actions on July 20 were the direct result of his mental illness, it all boils down to whether you believe he had a delusion or not.

5. Princess Cruises:

   Consistent with current public health alerts that norovirus and influenza are widespread in the general community in Australia's eastern states, New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, proactive and successful steps were taken on board Sun Princess to limit any spread of the illness.

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