Unhealthiness — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adjective noun /ˌən-ˈhel-thē/ un·healthy

Meaning & Definition of Unhealthiness

Unhealthiness (adjective)

  1. not conducive to health, not healthful
  2. not in good health, sickly, diseased
  3. risky, unsound

Unhealthiness (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. the condition of not being in good health

    "remedied his general unhealthiness with a long-overdue change to a healthy diet and exercise"

    similar: illness, indisposition, sickness, unsoundness
    related: malaise, sickishness, affliction, ailment, condition, disease, disorder, dysfunction, malady, trouble, upset, debility, decrepitude, feebleness, frailness, infirmity, invalidism, invalidity, lameness, sickliness, weakliness, weakness, hypochondria
    opposite: health, healthiness, soundness, wellness, wholeness, wholesomeness
    near: comeback, convalescence, healing, mending, rally, recovery, recuperation, rehab, rehabilitation, snapback, fettle, fitness, shape, hardiness, heartiness, lustiness, robustness, ruggedness, stamina, strength, toughness, vigor, vigorousness, vitality, bloom, flush, flushness, weal, welfare, well-being

Related Entry: Unhealthy (adjective)

Unhealthy is a different word from Unhealthiness. The synonyms below are for unhealthy, not for unhealthiness.

  1. bad for the well-being of the body

    "we knew that the junk food at the carnival was unhealthy, but it tasted so good!"

    similar: insalubrious, noisome, noxious, sickly, unhealthful, unwholesome
    related: germy, insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary, nonnutritious, poisonous, toxic, fatal, lethal, mortal
    opposite: healthful, healthy
    near: hygienic, sanitary, nutritious

  2. involving potential loss or injury

    "criticism of the military dictatorship has proved to be unhealthy for several of that nation's journalists"

    similar: dangerous, grave, grievous, hazardous, jeopardizing, menacing, parlous, perilous, risky, serious, threatening, unsafe, venturesome
    related: dicey, insecure, precarious, treacherous, uncertain, ultrahazardous, chance, haphazard, random, distressing, sickening, unpleasant, ugly, wicked, adverse, bad, baleful, baneful, deleterious, detrimental, evil, harmful, hurtful, ill, inimical, injurious, malignant, nasty, noxious, pernicious, pestilent, deadly, deathly, destructive, dire, fatal, fateful, fell, killer, lethal, mortal, murderous
    opposite: harmless, innocent, innocuous, nonhazardous, nonthreatening, safe, unthreatening
    near: advantageous, beneficial, good, ultrasafe

  3. temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

    "she's been unhealthy for almost a week now"

    similar: ailing, bad, down, ill, indisposed, peaked, peaky, poorly, punk, run-down, sick, sickened, unsound, unwell, out of sorts, under the weather
    related: symptomatic, cruddy, lousy, seedy, sickish, nauseated, nauseous, qualmish, queasy, squeamish, airsick, carsick, seasick, dizzy, light-headed, shaky, woozy, achy, feverish, diseased, disordered, decrepit, feeble, fragile, frail, infirm, invalid, sickly, weak, weakly, afflicted, troubled, debilitated, disabled, incapacitated, hypochondriac, hypochondriacal
    opposite: hale, healthful, healthy, sound, well, whole, wholesome
    near: able-bodied, conditioned, fit, well-conditioned, cured, better, convalescing, improved, mending, recovering, recuperating, rehabilitated, hardy, hearty, lusty, robust, rugged, stalwart, strong, tough, blooming, bouncing, chipper, flourishing, flush, thriving

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Unhealthiness

The most common words with a similar meaning to Unhealthiness:

illness, indisposition, sickness, unsoundness

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Unhealthiness

Words with the opposite meaning of Unhealthiness:

health, healthiness, soundness, wellness, wholeness, wholesomeness

Related Words for Unhealthiness

malaise, sickishness, affliction, ailment, condition, disease, disorder, dysfunction, malady, trouble, upset, debility, decrepitude, feebleness, frailness, infirmity, invalidism, invalidity, lameness, sickliness, weakliness, weakness, hypochondria

Near Antonyms of Unhealthiness

comeback, convalescence, healing, mending, rally, recovery, recuperation, rehab, rehabilitation, snapback, fettle, fitness, shape, hardiness, heartiness, lustiness, robustness, ruggedness, stamina, strength, toughness, vigor, vigorousness, vitality, bloom, flush, flushness, weal, welfare, well-being

Word Forms of Unhealthiness

Inflections: unhealthier, unhealthiest

Derived words: unhealthily (adverb), unhealthiness (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Unhealthiness

First known use: 1595

Frequently Asked Questions about Unhealthiness

What does "Unhealthiness" mean?

"Unhealthiness" means not conducive to health, not healthful. As an an adjective and a noun, it is defined as: not conducive to health, not healthful.

What is another word for "Unhealthiness"?

Other words for "Unhealthiness" include illness, indisposition, sickness and unsoundness. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Unhealthiness" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Unhealthiness"?

There are 27 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Unhealthiness". Common alternatives include illness, indisposition, sickness and unsoundness.

What is the opposite of "Unhealthiness"?

Antonyms of "Unhealthiness" include health, healthiness, soundness, wellness, wholeness and wholesomeness. Near antonyms include comeback, convalescence, healing and mending.

How do you use "Unhealthiness" in a sentence?

Examples of "Unhealthiness" in a sentence: "remedied his general unhealthiness with a long-overdue change to a healthy diet and exercise".

Is "Unhealthiness" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Unhealthiness" can be used as an adjective and a noun, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Unhealthiness"?

"Unhealthiness" is pronounced /ˌən-ˈhel-thē/ and divided into syllables as un·healthy.

What is the origin of the word "Unhealthiness"?

First known use: 1595.