unhealth

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noun

Lack or absence of health; unhealthiness; unsoundness; infirmity; disease.

OriginEnglish health ← Middle English helthe ← Old English hǣlþ →
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Meanings

noununhealth (usually uncountable, plural unhealths)

plural unhealths

  1. uncountableusuallyLack or absence of health; unhealthiness; unsoundness; infirmity; disease.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos
  9. Proto-Germanic*hailaz
  10. Proto-Germanic*hailiþō
  11. Proto-West Germanic*hailiþu
  12. Old Englishhǣlþ
  13. Middle Englishhelthe
  14. Englishhealth
  15. Englishunhealth

From un- + health.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with unhealth

healthwealthstealthtwelfth
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Cite this entry
APA

unhealth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhealth

MLA

“unhealth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhealth. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unhealth,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhealth.

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