illness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: illness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for illness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
illness n impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism Synonym(s): illness, unwellness, malady, sickness Antonym(s): health, wellness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Illness \Ill"ness\, n. [From {Ill}.] 1. The condition of being ill, evil, or bad; badness; unfavorableness. [Obs.] [bd]The illness of the weather.[b8] --Locke. 2. Disease; indisposition; malady; disorder of health; sickness; as, a short or a severe illness. 3. Wrong moral conduct; wickedness. --Shak. Syn: Malady; disease; indisposition; ailment. Usage: {Illness}, {Sickness}. Within the present century, there has been a tendency in England to use illness in the sense of a continuous disease, disorder of health, or sickness, and to confine sickness more especially to a sense of nausea, or [bd]sickness of the stomach.[b8]