sickliness
/ˈsɪklinəs/
noun
- The state or quality of being often ill or having poor health.
- The old cat's sickliness worried the family.
- The doctor attributed his sickliness to a weak immune system.
- Her sickliness as a child kept her indoors most of the time.
- A pale, unhealthy appearance or quality.
- The sickliness of the plant suggested it needed more sunlight.
- His complexion had a certain sickliness after the long illness.
- There was a sickliness to the room's dim lighting.
- Excessive sentimentality or mawkishness.
- The poem was ruined by its sickliness.
- The sickliness of the greeting card made her cringe.
- Critics noted the sickliness of the film's romantic scenes.
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