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maladies

maladies is the plural of malady.

Meaning of malady

Noun

malady (plural maladies)

  1. Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
    • As, to prevent our maladies unseen, / We sicken to shun sickness when we purge.1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet CXVIII”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC
  2. A moral or mental defect or disorder.
    • Love's a malady without a cure.1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

Questions about maladies

What is maladies the plural of?
Maladies is the plural of malady.

Words near maladies in the dictionary

  1. maladapts
  2. maladdress
  3. maladherence
  4. maladi moun
  5. maladie du pays
  6. maladies
  7. maladif
  8. maladious
  9. maladive
  10. maladjust
  11. maladjusted

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