Definition of SANATORIUM

sanatorium

Meanings

Plural: sanatoria, sanatoriums

Noun

  • a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases
  • pejorative terms for an insane asylum
  • An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence.

Origin / Etymology

Haplology from Latin sanatus (past participle of sānō (“to cure, to heal”)) + Latin -torium. Alternatively, alteration of sanitarium influenced by words like curatorium and moratorium.

Synonyms

Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatarium, sanitarium, snake pit

Scrabble Score: 12

sanatorium is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sanatorium is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sanatorium is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

sanatorium is a valid Words With Friends word