Meanings
plural convalescences
- countableuncountableA gradual healing after illness or injury.
- countableuncountableThe period of time spent healing.
Synonyms & antonyms
noungradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinconvalēscēn(t-)s
- Late Latinconvalēscentia“regaining of health”
- Middle Frenchconvalescence
- Englishconvalescence
Borrowed from Middle French convalescence, from Late Latin convalēscentia (“regaining of health”), from Latin convalēscēn(t-)s, present participle of convalēscere (“to become strong or well”); see convalesce.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نَقَاهَة, نَقَاهَة
- نَقَاهَة (naqāha)gradual healing
- نَقَاهَة (naqāha)healing period
- فَتْرَةُ نَقَاهَة (fatratu naqāha)healing period
Bulgarian оздравяване, възстановяване
- оздравяване (ozdravjavane)gradual healing
- възстановяване (văzstanovjavane)healing period
Czech rekonvalescence, zotavení
- rekonvalescencegradual healing
- zotavenígradual healing
- uzdravenígradual healing
Esperanto resaniĝo
- resaniĝogradual healing
Finnish toipuminen, toipilasaika
- toipuminengradual healing
- toipilasaikahealing period
German Erholung, Genesung
- Erholunggradual healing
- Genesunggradual healing
- Gesundunggradual healing
- Konvaleszenzgradual healing
- Rekonvaleszenzgradual healing
- Wiedergenesunggradual healing
- Erholungszeithealing period
- Genesungszeithealing period
- Nachkurhealing period
- Schonzeithealing period
Greek ανάρρωση
- ανάρρωση (anárrosi)gradual healing
Hindi उल्लाघ
- उल्लाघ (ullāgh)gradual healing
Icelandic afturbati, bati
- afturbatigradual healing
- batigradual healing
- afturbataskeiðhealing period
Italian convalescenza
- convalescenzagradual healing
Māori mātūtūtanga
- mātūtūtangahealing period
Persian بهگرائی
- بهگرائیgradual healing
Polish rekonwalescencja, rekonwalescencja
- rekonwalescencjagradual healing
- rekonwalescencjahealing period
Romanian convalescență
- convalescențăgradual healing
Russian выздоровле́ние, выздора́вливание
- выздоровле́ние (vyzdorovlénije)gradual healing
- выздора́вливание (vyzdorávlivanije)gradual healing
Scottish Gaelic ath-shlàinte, ath-shlàinte
- ath-shlàintegradual healing
- ath-shlàintehealing period
Swedish konvalescens, konvalescens
- konvalescensgradual healing
- konvalescenshealing period
- konvalescensperiodhealing period
Tagalog dahung-malilong
- dahung-malilonggradual healing
Cite this entry
convalescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convalescence
“convalescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convalescence. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “convalescence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convalescence.
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