Describing Wordsfor Illness

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Here are some adjectives for illness: swift, mortal, most emotional, daunting and debilitating, wrong, serious, mysterious-but-fatal, crippling and terminal, long and most severe, distinct calamitous, sudden near-fatal, psychosomatic, hypochrondiacal, hypochrondiacal, especially unrecognized, long and incurable, immediately feigned, hacking and mental, serious and probably chronic, feigned long, dangerous and probably fatal, serious and tedious, brief but fatal, short but fatal, accidental sudden, previous viral, severe but unconscious, undisclosed but minor, long and extremely painful, acute but brief, severe or even serious, recent and alarming, critical nervous. You can get the definitions of these illness adjectives by clicking on them. You might also like some words related to illness (and find more here).

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Words to Describe illness

Below is a list of describing words for illness. You can sort the descriptive words by uniqueness or commonness using the button above. Sorry if there's a few unusual suggestions! The algorithm isn't perfect, but it does a pretty good job for most common nouns. Here's the list of words that can be used to describe illness:

swift, mortal most emotional daunting and debilitating wrong, serious mysterious-but-fatal crippling and terminal long and most severe distinct calamitous sudden near-fatal psychosomatic, hypochrondiacal hypochrondiacal especially unrecognized long and incurable immediately feigned hacking and mental serious and probably chronic feigned long dangerous and probably fatal serious and tedious brief but fatal short but fatal accidental sudden previous viral severe but unconscious
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undisclosed but minor long and extremely painful acute but brief severe or even serious recent and alarming critical nervous short and painless brief but distressing long and very distressing imaginary or imperceptible petty, agreeable subsequent and last rare, fatal terrible debilitating sudden and serious usual rigorous severe and tedious long debilitating own near-fatal tedious terminal —lethal ofmental �lethal clumsily feigned chronic or long-term long and debilitating chronic psychosomatic severe systemic foul but not hopeless rare and usually fatal real or even psychosomatic serious psychosomatic debilitating and somewhat critical long or painful palpable, definable severe and almost fatal so-called sudden serious feverish serious and ultimately fatal present protracted totally useless and unnecessary severe or even moderate obscure or protracted short serious second long supper--fatal perhaps feigned long and most serious general, indefinable historic and really eventful painful and overwhelming sudden but not serious long and almost fatal troublesome and obstinate doubtful and tedious untimely feminine ominously brief and mysterious ominously brief long and very troublesome brief but very serious former remarkable severe but brief long and rather serious tedious and well-nigh fatal sharp and very painful dismal bad sudden and very alarming general and subsequent pardon--letters--final illness--fatal painful fatal long, incurable probably chronic afterwards feigned serious or scarcely recognizable incurable and painful this--mental long, hacking inorganic mental long and very severe peculiarly alarming last, severe sudden and short sudden and alarming recent serious sudden, fatal swift last maybe mental ]terminal serious and protracted potentially terminal long and serious sorest, surest flu-like obvious serious bizarre, unusual unknown but apparently serious severe, febrile frightening viral severe viral otherwise terminal unaccountably severe endemic mental terrible, unending crippling mental long and incapacitating recent viral neurological or mental briefly feigned unspecified feverish wretchedly debilitating long but vague untreated chronic progressive and sometimes fatal less mild painful but mercifully brief serious or terminal mild, flu-like nameless, peculiar brief, treatable mysterious and satisfyingly terminal satisfyingly terminal usually terminal apparent mortal incurable and ultimately fatal a…non-physical supposedly near-fatal peculiar, chronic disease—fatal invincible, terrible dreadfully tenacious debilitating mental slow debilitating chronic, nonfatal mysterious and degrading distressing and dangerous extreme and critical brief and painless painful abdominal grave and manifest acute or hopeless violent and mortal longest and most painful last protracted once feigned protracted and painful sudden and critical longest and most serious nasty chronic rapid and terminal brief serious long and drastic horrid mortal terribly long and severe deadly hereditary serious or protracted own protracted protracted and distressing chronic and frequent sudden and somewhat mysterious painful and widespread painful and malignant melancholy mental brief severe protracted and nearly fatal perplexing and dangerous severe, protracted severe and long-standing severe and alarming hopeless and painful dismal and interminable dismal long slight but tedious sudden and quite severe mysterious and protracted eventually severe brief but mysterious strange insidious cunning or temporary unexpected acute severe, incapacitating acute or serious severe but short casual, sharp short but very severe desperate or fatal alarming but not fatal long and dangerous long and severe sudden serious long, debilitating serious and sudden severe and dangerous common or uncommon dangerous and protracted abrupt and rapid recent and severe sudden and dangerous organic psychosomatic late severe tragic mental dangerous pulmonary dangerous and obscure feigned such apparently brief long and apparently hopeless bilious and inflammatory short, painless brief and mysterious serious and perhaps fatal serious, terrible long, fatal similar contagious more consequent long and almost hopeless rather contagious long and loathsome serious acute long and painful hence physical severe acute perhaps mortal long and dubious recent severe long serious psychosomatic dangerous and active unspecified but acute physiological mental recent or current stunningly mysterious uniformly lethal sudden, serious long and sometimes dangerous main psychiatric strange and severe forth fatal nearly mortal tragic and fatal rapid fatal last distressing long and very painful swift and mortal weary last long and alarming brief but alarming long or severe short and somewhat mysterious recently serious sharp and very dangerous almost mortal sudden and severe genuine mental long and fatal apparently mortal minor mental short but painful long and oppressive severe chronic long and recent straightforward physical long and precarious always feigned severest and most dangerous supposedly fatal short and unexpected feigned sudden serious general short and sudden probably fatal severe and protracted retroviral rare infectious <i>mental nonsurgical common serious strange, swift pervasive social necessarily mental strange fatal incurable and fatal terminal or chronic debilitating genetic serious and long tedious and dangerous short fatal brief but painful violent and alarming otherwise trifling late calamitous late alarming long and terrific dreary, interminable heavy, painful particularly mental wretched physical long and extreme genuine nervous severe severe and painful own serious long, serious sudden severe long and depressing distressing and painful desperate physical strange, fatal nervous and bilious aimless, useless well-nigh fatal long childish long severe therefore feigned short and severe cruel and loathsome last tedious long chronic long, grave sudden local long and cruel tediously long >terminal chronic respiratory long-term mental grave and mysterious late serious much fatal sudden, acute acute and dangerous serious degenerative fearful new apparent violent serious ultimately fatal violent and fatal nearly fatal sudden and fatal acute general last merciful cruel long present tragic long, severe tedious and painful almost fatal long and hopeless short mental mysterious female acute mental deep-rooted psychological transient mental almost habitual last painful short but severe severe and critical long and distressing sudden, severe curious and fatal long and most painful severe mental long and grievous severe nervous chronic mental swift, strange severe and fatal long and tedious somewhat protracted last fatal long previous sudden and unaccountable severe and continuous incurable mental damned convenient terrible, inexplicable long and vicious dangerous and alarming last, brief long and protracted long painful sudden and mysterious protracted near-terminal long and dreadful short and painful sudden and terrifying sudden dangerous dangerous and critical dangerous and painful painful and terrible last short debilitating ter\-minal simply physical artificial mental apparently fatal long and nervous severe pulmonary scarcely recognizable feigned long spiritual sudden and horrible long terminal useless and unnecessary own severe long, peculiar inevitably fatal last, fatal short sudden other, quieter painful and tedious present deplorable possibly fatal long, expensive other infectious maddening little dangerous serious nervous sudden and painful mild physical ‘physical long and desperate little irritating terminal perhaps fatal sudden mental usually fatal otherwise serious last swift fatal long, painful alarming fairly mild final fatal incipient mental long and terrible terribly painful mental minal real, serious long and expensive late long near-fatal rather serious sudden grave possible mental mysterious and painful painful and dangerous exceedingly violent last agonizing dangerous mental long and strange life-threatening serious or fatal serious and alarming apparently inadequate last and fatal old nervous long and obstinate sudden peculiar and unusual long, mysterious long and fearful last serious incurable more disastrous hereditary mental long strange subsequent long slow and painful treatable present unfortunate present serious long nervous painful preventable less actual violent and dangerous mortal tedious somewhat critical last mortal stress-related sudden and tragic strange and violent other serious sudden great nonfatal “mental last frightful own dangerous simple old-fashioned survivable last long long mental sudden and dramatic acute inflammatory sudden, unexpected physical or mental serious long-term long, agonizing much painful brief but violent trivial little last nervous grave mental terrible mental last brief degenerative extremely painful somewhat serious less acute same mystic totally useless quite serious serious mental dreadful long sudden mysterious last dreadful own long long, tedious short and violent quite severe real or feigned chronic little mock recent somewhat severe genuine physical new mental acute grievous present critical lingering acute or chronic inopportune correlated same dangerous mercifully brief last mental long and troublesome distressing long, wearisome long last nonphysical apparently serious short but sharp sudden and rapid somewhat mysterious infectious central and northern systemic sudden and violent weak and weary other acute last bad other severe strange and terrifying sudden, brief sharp and sudden long and wearisome long new and different occasional minor sudden and terrible sad and painful new mysterious contagious long, weary symbiotic catastrophic twelve-year such mental almost hopeless respiratory late dreadful communicable profound mental men­tal still graver perfectly different long, uncomfortable basic physical sometimes dangerous painful and distressing long sad unusually severe long tedious peculiar red strange and inexplicable last sad deep inner sometimes fatal extreme mental own late --fatal long, grim common, everyday long, anxious terribly long purely accidental real physical strange mental own dull less serious incapacitating particularly stubborn brief epidemical thy last own recent rather alarming own last physical petty human enough mental long, last sharp, short own brief potentially fatal short five-month weary, weary long and dreary chargeable other grave comparatively harmless somewhat dangerous much general more serious painless slight long and weary other dreadful ental rather troublesome long and interesting nervous apparently hopeless slow-growing violent such severe undisclosed occupational sudden nervous late and present other dangerous sharp, quick mysterious same dreadful viral grave and serious such serious last, long strange and sudden thy long mere mortal mental and physical old familiar more severe sorest perfectly obvious symptomatic more alarming long, long wearisome other visible calamitous thy present grave highly dangerous extreme psychiatric seemingly hopeless own subsequent long protracted low-grade desperate own mental intense mental hacking dreadful sudden, sharp temporary final consumptive lengthy worse and worse comparatively slight mental or physical critical daunting terrible subsequent hopeless localized rather short sudden sharp late short, sharp genetic undated untreated long and difficult rather severe long-standing quick, sharp almost tragic bad almost constant intestinal little real bilious avoidable neurotic same mysterious undetermined unrecognized perplexing impending long heavy same fatal previous delusional unspecified childish crippling pulmonary feverish such desperate long drawn-out disproportionate bacterial unexplained depressing gravest providential unaccountable febrile more frequent almost desperate almost physical trifling definable agonizing life-long perceptible thoroughgoing fairly common rather nasty incipient more desperate disastrous traumatic more bad unethical consequent psychological obstinate inflammatory purely physical unproved eventful slightest undefined somatic same mental unexpected strange progressive little mental devastating dizzying rather long mundane neurological bronchial tragic unlucky inexplicable lifelong stupefying deplorable positive metabolic such terrible weary mild such general opportune longish present long-term manifest imaginary unforeseen numbing ticklish perilous troublesome mere physical own physical actual rigorous frequent strangest nauseous sharp insidious regrettable tubercular recurrent periodical unfortunate frightful long slow tropical taboo oft-repeated long-time rheumatic self-inflicted counterfeit apparent ill-timed diplomatic fevered cruel minor infantile unseasonable slighter seasonal accidental swift imminent abdominal fearful sore physical and mental psychotic secondhand evident terrifying latent widespread worst virulent severest constant malignant emotional drastic rapacious longest nagging wretched loathsome compulsory more usual former troubling good long fake rapid rare sad three-day unnamed expensive environmental harrowing other minor smartest last great trivial unending forthcoming convenient impotent embarrassing merciful pasty drawn-out communal ical last-minute continual organic unavoidable puzzling definite worse intermittent uncommon toxic more recent tenacious dubious more natural memorable digestive woeful fortunate sorrowful needless illegal seeming gradual imperceptible genuine nameless lethargic recognizable indefinable lethal horrible baffling particular prevalent graver smashing tiresome interminable oppressive bygone aimless human noxious continuous slow dire vague conceivable nasty nautical difficult undeniable outright more common terrific imaginable nal unknown psychic awful major abrupt congenital suspicious strange new ordinary general thine unusual magical obvious resultant nightmarish hereditary comparable spiritual crucial whole overwhelming successive precarious natural illogical girlish mock elemental similar formidable obscure relentless palpable

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Words to Describe illness

As you've probably noticed, adjectives for "illness" are listed above. According to the algorithm that drives this website, the top 5 adjectives for "illness" are: swift, mortal, most emotional, daunting and debilitating, wrong, serious, and mysterious-but-fatal. There are 994 other words to describe illness listed above. Hopefully the above generated list of words to describe illness suits your needs.

If you're getting strange results, it may be that your query isn't quite in the right format. The search box should be a simple word or phrase, like "tiger" or "blue eyes". A search for words to describe "people who have blue eyes" will likely return zero results. So if you're not getting ideal results, check that your search term, "illness" isn't confusing the engine in this manner.

Note also that if there aren't many illness adjectives, or if there are none at all, it could be that your search term has an abiguous part-of-speech. For example, the word "blue" can be an noun and an adjective. This confuses the engine and so you might not get many adjectives describing it. I may look into fixing this in the future. You might also be wondering: What type of word is illness?

Describing Words

The idea for the Describing Words engine came when I was building the engine for Related Words (it's like a thesaurus, but gives you a much broader set of related words, rather than just synonyms). While playing around with word vectors and the "HasProperty" API of conceptnet, I had a bit of fun trying to get the adjectives which commonly describe a word. Eventually I realised that there's a much better way of doing this: parse books!

Project Gutenberg was the initial corpus, but the parser got greedier and greedier and I ended up feeding it somewhere around 100 gigabytes of text files - mostly fiction, including many contemporary works. The parser simply looks through each book and pulls out the various descriptions of nouns.

Hopefully it's more than just a novelty and some people will actually find it useful for their writing and brainstorming, but one neat little thing to try is to compare two nouns which are similar, but different in some significant way - for example, gender is interesting: "woman" versus "man" and "boy" versus "girl". On an inital quick analysis it seems that authors of fiction are at least 4x more likely to describe women (as opposed to men) with beauty-related terms (regarding their weight, features and general attractiveness). In fact, "beautiful" is possibly the most widely used adjective for women in all of the world's literature, which is quite in line with the general unidimensional representation of women in many other media forms. If anyone wants to do further research into this, let me know and I can give you a lot more data (for example, there are about 25000 different entries for "woman" - too many to show here).

The blueness of the results represents their relative frequency. You can hover over an item for a second and the frequency score should pop up. The "uniqueness" sorting is default, and thanks to my Complicated Algorithm™, it orders them by the adjectives' uniqueness to that particular noun relative to other nouns (it's actually pretty simple). As you'd expect, you can click the "Sort By Usage Frequency" button to adjectives by their usage frequency for that noun.

Special thanks to the contributors of the open-source mongodb which was used in this project.

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