Antonyms for invalid

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : in-vuh-lid; British in-vuh-leed

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn və lɪd; British ˈɪn vəˌlid

Definition of invalid

Origin : "not strong, infirm," 1640s, from Latin invalidus "not strong, infirm, weak, feeble," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + validus "strong" (see valid). Specific meaning "infirm from sickness, disease, or injury" is from 1640s.

adj worthless; unfounded
adj sickly
noun sick person

Example sentences :

Edward being an invalid, it was now time for him to retire to bed.
Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Mrs. Beaumont, surely you don't think this gentleman an invalid?
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

I really do hope that Arthur, also, will not be an invalid, poor fellow!
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

She was an invalid, he told me, and could not leave her room.
Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards

I have said that as far back as I can remember, she was an invalid.
Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald

Thomas Erastus sometimes loves to consider himself an invalid.
Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow

It was that of a nurse with an invalid, she frankly ordered me about.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

"I begin to understand matters," rejoined the invalid, musingly.
Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 » by Various

From that morning forward the invalid took a short walk in the garden every day.
Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola

Am I not a child myself, an invalid who needs to be taken care of?
Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for invalid

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