unhealthiness
unhealthiness — noun
1. the condition of a person or animal whose body is weak or often sick rather than
the condition of a person or animal whose body is weak or often sick rather than strong and well
The doctor blamed Kian's unhealthiness on years of skipping meals and sleep.
the unhealthiness of [someone] for a weak body state
Renata's unhealthiness grew worse after months in a cold, damp basement flat.
Pale skin and constant tiredness were clear signs of the puppy's unhealthiness.
The school nurse noticed Aarav's unhealthiness from his pale face and slow walk.
Tamar's unhealthiness worried her family, so they booked a full check-up at the clinic.
- sickliness
stresses being frequently ill and frail
- frailty
stresses physical weakness, often from age
- healthiness
the state of being strong and well
- fitness
good condition from exercise
文法句型
the unhealthiness of [someone]
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable and abstract; refers to the overall state of a body, not a single illness. Distinguish from sense 2, which describes a harmful thing rather than a sick person.
常見錯誤
2. the quality in a food, habit, or situation that tends to damage someone's body o
the quality in a food, habit, or situation that tends to damage someone's body or mind
A new study warned parents about the unhealthiness of skipping breakfast every morning.
the unhealthiness of [a habit]
Minho finally accepted the unhealthiness of working twelve-hour shifts without a break.
The chef hid the unhealthiness of the dish behind a fresh-looking green salad.
Devika warned her teenage son about the unhealthiness of staring at screens before bed.
Élise wrote a report on the unhealthiness of the air around the busy factory.
- harmfulness
broader; any kind of damage, not only to health
- toxicity
stronger; suggests poison or serious harm
- healthiness
the quality of being good for the body
- wholesomeness
the quality of being good and beneficial
文法句型
the unhealthiness of [something]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a thing or behaviour (food, smoking, a job, the air), not a person. This is the sense that takes 'the unhealthiness of + noun'; use sense 1 when describing a sick body.