Meanings
plural rhinitides
- findingmedicineInflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose.
Near-synonyms: rhinosinusitis; coryza; catarrh
Synonyms: rhinosinusitis, coryza, catarrh
- broadlymetonymicallydisease entitymedicinecold; common cold.
Near-synonyms: rhinosinusitis; coryza; catarrh
Synonyms: rhinosinusitis, coryza, catarrh
Synonyms & antonyms
nounInflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose.
nouncold; common cold.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian ринит
- ринит (rinit)inflammation
Catalan rinitis
- rinitisinflammation
Chinese Mandarin 鼻炎
- 鼻炎 (bíyán)inflammation
Czech rinitida
- rinitidainflammation
Finnish nuha
- nuhainflammation
French rhinite
- rhiniteinflammation
German Rhinitis
- Rhinitisinflammation
Hungarian orrnyálkahártya-gyulladás
- orrnyálkahártya-gyulladásinflammation
Italian rinite
- riniteinflammation
Japanese 鼻炎
- 鼻炎 (bien)inflammation
Persian رینیت
- رینیت (rinit)inflammation
Polish katar
- katarinflammation
Portuguese rinite
- riniteinflammation
Romanian rinită
- rinităinflammation
Russian рини́т
- рини́т (rinít)inflammation
Spanish rinitis
- rinitisinflammation
Swedish rinit, snuva
- rinitinflammation
- snuvainflammation
Tagalog magang-ilong
- magang-ilonginflammation
Turkish rinit
- rinitinflammation
Ukrainian нежить, рині́т
- нежить (nežytʹ)inflammation
- рині́т (rynít)inflammation
Vietnamese viêm mũi
- viêm mũiinflammation
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
rhinitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhinitis
“rhinitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhinitis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhinitis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhinitis.
Source: rhinitis on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.