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valetude

valetude noun: a state of health; especially that of good health.

Noun

valetude (uncountable)

  1. (Early, Modern, rare) A state of health; especially that of good health.

Forms of valetude

alternative formvalitude

Origin of valetude

Learned borrowing from Latin valētūdō, valitūdō (“state of health”).

Words formed from valetude

Questions about valetude

What does valetude mean?
Valetude means a state of health; especially that of good health.
What part of speech is valetude?
Valetude is a noun.

Words near valetude in the dictionary

  1. valets
  2. valets de chambre
  3. valets-de-chambre
  4. valets-de-place
  5. Valetta
  6. valetude
  7. valetudinaria
  8. valetudinarian
  9. valetudinarianism
  10. valetudinarians
  11. valetudinaries

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