valetudinarian

== English == === Etymology === From Latin valētūdin- + -arian, from oblique stem of Latin valētūdō, from valeō +‎ -tūdō. By surface analysis, valetude +‎ -arian. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌvæ.ləˌtuː.dɪˈnɛə.ɹi.ən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌvæ.ləˌtu.dəˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən === Adjective === valetudinarian (comparative more valetudinarian, superlative most valetudinarian) Sickly, infirm, of ailing health; related to ill health. Being overly worried about one's health. ==== Synonyms ==== hypochondriac hypochondriacal valetudinary ==== Translations ==== === Noun === valetudinarian (plural valetudinarians) A person in poor health or sickly, especially one who is constantly obsessed with their state of health 1787, Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, July 6, 1787 in The Works of Thomas Jefferson, Paul Leicester Ford (ed.), Vol. 5, pp. 300-01 (NY: 1904) The most uninformed mind, with a healthy body, is happier than the wisest valetudinarian. ==== Synonyms ==== valetudinary ==== Synonyms ==== hypochondriac ==== Derived terms ==== valetudinarianism ==== Translations ==== === References === “valetudinarian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.