Plural of ill
regular plural
The plural of ill is ills.
Forms of ill
| Singular | ill /ɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | ills /ɪlz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Ills in a sentence
- Music won't solve all the world's ills, but it can make them easier to bear.
- He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter IV, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
- Overcrowding exacerbates the many ills of social defeat within these social hierarchies based on dominance.2023 June 7, Charles Hugh Smith, Look Around and What Do You See? Social Defeat, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2023. From the entry hierarchy
- A good dose of rhochrematics can cure many production ills, prescribed a Montral panel in October.1967, “Montreal's Rx For Production Ills: Rhochrematics”, in Modern Materials Handling, volume 22, page 125. From the entry rhochrematics
- However, governance is no universal panacea for business ills; it is a warning, not a warranty against failure.2003, John W. Hendrikse, Leigh Hendrikse, Business Governance Handbook: Principles and Practice, 2nd edition, published 2008, page 238. From the entry warranty
Meaning of ill
- adjective Evil; wicked (of people).
- adjective Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy.
- adjective Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
Questions about the plural of ill
- What is the plural of ill?
- The plural of ill is ills.
- Is ill countable?
- Ill is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ill (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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