dropsy
/ˈdrɒp.si/US/ˈdɹɑp.si/
dropsy noun: edema, swelling.
Noun
dropsy (usually uncountable, plural dropsies)
- Edema, swelling.
- Caliban: The dropſie drowne this foole,[…]1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
- Your sacred Majesty, he has the dropsy;—
We shall find pints of hydatids in’s liver,
He has not half an inch of wholesome fat
Upon his carious ribs—1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts
- Synonyms:
- water sickness
dropsy meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Odia
dropsy in Tamil
- உடல்நீர் தேக்க நோய், திரவக் கோர்வை, நீர்க்கோர்வை, நீர்க்கோவை, நீர்வீக்கம், மகோதரம்
dropsy in Telugu
- swelling
- ఉబ్బురోగము ubburōgamu
dropsy in Kannada
- ಮಯ್ಬಾವು
dropsy in Odia
- dropsy; plethora
- ସ୍ଫୀତି sphiti
More languagesFewer languages
- dropsy in Tagalog
- kalamayo
- dropsy in Arabic
- اِسْتِسْقَاء istisqāʔ
- dropsy in Persian
- خشکاماز xoškāmāz
Synonyms of dropsy
Forms of dropsy
| plural | dropsies |
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Origin of dropsy
From Middle English dropesie, idropesie, from Old French idropsie, ydropisie, from Latin hydrōps, from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ (húdrōps), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). Doublet of hydropsy and hydrops.
Words formed from dropsy
Questions about dropsy
- What does dropsy mean?
- Dropsy means edema, swelling.
- What is dropsy in Tamil?
- Dropsy in Tamil is உடல்நீர் தேக்க நோய், திரவக் கோர்வை, நீர்க்கோர்வை. See Dropsy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dropsy?
- Dropsy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dropsy?
- Dropsy is pronounced /ˈdrɒp.si/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dropsy?
- The plural of dropsy is dropsies.
Words near dropsy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: dropsy (page history and authors); dropsy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dropsy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ସ୍ଫୀତି (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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