The virtue which the world wants is a healthful virtue, not a valetudinarian virtue.
Source: wiktionary
Valetudinarian
/ˌvæ.ləˌtuː.dɪˈnɛə.ɹi.ən/
Synonyms for "valetudinarian" (95 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (19)
alcoholicalternating personalityantisocial personalityapoplecticarthriticcachecticcaseconsumptivedebilitateddisordered personalitydisturbed personalitydouble personalitydraineddrug userdual personalitydyspepticemotionally unstable personalityenervatedepileptic
Strong matches (29)
escapistexhaustedfailingfeeblefrailhealthlesshostile personalityhypochondriachypochondriastidiotimaginary invalidimmature personalityin poor healthinadequate personalityincurableindisposedinferior personalityinfirminpatientinvalid
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Adjective(3 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (47)
moribundmultiple personalityneuropathneuroticneurotic personalityoutpatientpaleparanoid personalitypatientpeakedpeakyperverse personalitypsychoneuroticpsychopathpsychopathic personalitypsychoticpsychotic personalityreducedreduced in healthrheumatic
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: alcoholic, alternating personality, antisocial personality, apoplectic, arthritic.
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Synonym selection checklist
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When not to replace "valetudinarian"
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Replacement workflow
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Final fit check
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3 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Mr. Granard became a valetudinarian; he was always applying to some physician or another, perhaps a little to their bewilderment, for no disease was apparent: they knew not that the improvident father feared to die, for the sake of five destitute orphans.
Source: wiktionary
The valetudinarian habit of discussing his health had grown on Rose[…]
Source: wiktionary
True Madam there are Valetudinarians in Reputation as well as constitution—who being conscious of their weak Part, avoid the least breath of air, and supply their want of Stamina by care and circumspection—
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "valetudinarian"?
Closest matches include alcoholic, alternating personality, antisocial personality, apoplectic, arthritic.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "valetudinarian"?
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