valetudinarian

Meanings

Plural: valetudinarians

Noun

weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
A person in poor health or sickly, especially one who is constantly obsessed with their state of health

Adjective

of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian

Adj

Sickly, infirm, of ailing health.
Being overly worried about one's health.

Origin / Etymology

From valetudinary + -an, from Latin valētūdinārius, from valētūdō (“state of health, health, ill health”), from valeō (“to be strong or well”). By surface analysis, valetude + -in- + -arian.

Synonyms

hypochondriac, hypochondriacal, valetudinary

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