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Ailing vs Malady - What's the difference?

ailing | malady | Related terms |

Ailing is a related term of malady.


As nouns the difference between ailing and malady

is that ailing is an ailment while malady is any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.

As a verb ailing

is .

As an adjective ailing

is sickly; sick; ill; unwell.

ailing

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An ailment.
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    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.

    • Anagrams

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    malady

    English

    Noun

    (maladies)
  • Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
  • * The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the mind. Buckminster .
  • A moral or mental defect or disorder.
  • * Love's a malady without a cure. Dryden .

    • Synonyms

    * ailment * disease * disorder * distemper * illness * sickness

    References

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