Definition of AILMENT

ailment

Plural: ailments

Noun

  • An illness, typically a minor one.
  • an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
  • Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.

Examples

  • A poor vocabulary is an AILMENT no dictionary can completely cure.

Origin / Etymology

From ail + -ment.

Synonyms

complaint, ill

Scrabble Score: 9

ailment: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ailment: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ailment: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

ailment: valid Words With Friends Word