Malady Definition
mălə-dē
maladies
noun
maladies
A disease; illness; sickness.
Webster's New World
An unwholesome condition.
The malady of discontent.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Malady
Noun
Singular:
malady
Plural:
maladiesOrigin of Malady
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Middle English maladie from Old French from malade sick from Latin male habitus in poor condition male badly mel-3 in Indo-European roots habitus past participle of habēre to hold ghabh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English maladie, from Old French maladie (“sickness, illness, disease"), from malade (“ill, sick"), from Latin male habitus (“ill-kept, not in good condition"), 1st century AD. See also malice and habit.
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