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:
maladies

Origin of Malady

  • 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

  • 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.

    From Wiktionary

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