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Ailing vs Unhealthy - What's the difference?

ailing | unhealthy | Related terms |

Ailing is a related term of unhealthy.


As adjectives the difference between ailing and unhealthy

is that ailing is sickly; sick; ill; unwell while unhealthy is characterized by, or conducive to poor health.

As a noun ailing

is an ailment.

As a verb ailing

is .

ailing

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An ailment.
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    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

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

    • Anagrams

    *

    unhealthy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • characterized by, or conducive to poor health
    • The villagers lived in unhealthy surroundings.
  • sick or ill
    • He was an unhealthy child.
  • tending to corrupt
    • He liked unhealthy reading material.
  • characterized by disturbed mental health
    • He had an unhealthy interest in fire.

    Synonyms

    *

    Antonyms

    * healthy