Antonyms for illnesses


Grammar : Noun
Spell : il-nis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪl nɪs


Definition of illnesses

Origin :
  • "disease, sickness," 1680s, from ill + -ness. Earlier it meant "bad moral quality" (c.1500).
  • noun disease; bad health
Example sentences :
  • Some of the illnesses were slight, and some of the men would be discharged by Death.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • After all, people had been known to recover from illnesses quite as desperate.
  • Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet
  • Her nursing has kept mamma alive through one or two illnesses.
  • Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • Well, it seems there is such a kind of bugs; all illnesses come from them, they say.
  • Extract from : « Fruits of Culture » by Leo Tolstoy
  • It was odd that it should be so; the two illnesses occurring at the same time!
  • Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow. First Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • These are not "illnesses" but, rather, some of the tragic conditions of life.
  • Extract from : « When You Don't Know Where to Turn » by Steven J. Bartlett
  • My illnesses have cost me the house—but they weren't worth it.
  • Extract from : « The Forest Farm » by Peter Rosegger
  • Luckily, you get over your sulks and recover from your illnesses.
  • Extract from : « Letters to an Unknown » by Prosper Mrime
  • All your illnesses have occurred too conveniently not to be a little suspicious.
  • Extract from : « Letters to an Unknown » by Prosper Mrime
  • And so much depends upon the patient in all illnesses—doesn't it?
  • Extract from : « The Drunkard » by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

Synonyms for illnesses

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