- Types Of Speech
- You can use ill as a article, noun, adverb or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Ill
- A 1 syllables article and 3 letters with the letters i, and l, 2 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter l. Ill starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters i, il, and the ending characters are l, ll, . Ill is also a double consonant (ll) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- An often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Ill is set as a kindergarten word that starts with i, ends with l, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 3 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is ill a scrabble word? A 3 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Ill in Pig Latin is said as "illay or illway".
- Unigram
- i | l | l
- Bigram
- il | ll
- Trigram
- ill
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- an often persistent bodily disorder or disease;
a cause for complaining
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- presaging ill-fortune;
"ill omens";
"ill predictions";
"my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley;
"a dead and ominous silence prevailed";
"a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government" - distressing;
"ill manners";
"of ill repute" - resulting in suffering or adversity;
"ill effects";
"it's an ill wind that blows no good" - indicating hostility or enmity;
"you certainly did me an ill turn";
"ill feelings";
"ill will"
- Article Examples
- not in good physical or mental health;
"ill from the monotony of his suffering"
- Adverb Examples
- (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner;
not well;
"he was ill prepared";
"it ill befits a man to betray old friends";
"the car runs badly";
"he performed badly on the exam";
"the team played poorly";
"ill - with difficulty or inconvenience;
scarcely or hardly;
"we can ill afford to buy a new car just now" - unfavorably or with disapproval;
"tried not to speak ill of the dead";
"thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abnormality | behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality |
| Abomination | an action that is vicious or vile an action that arouses disgust or abhorence "his treatment of the children is an abomination" |
| Acute Disease | |
| Adverse | in an opposing direction "adverse currents" "a contrary wind" |
| Affection | a positive feeling of liking "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt" "the child won everyone''s heart" |
| Affectionateness | a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love |
| Affliction | a cause of great suffering and distress |
| Agitation | the act of agitating something causing it to move around (usually vigorously) |
| Ailing | somewhat ill or prone to illness "my poor ailing grandmother" "feeling a bit indisposed today" "you look a little peaked" "feeling poorly" "a sickly child" "is unwell and can''t come to work" |
| Ailment | an often persistent bodily disorder or disease a cause for complaining |
View all cognitive synonyms for Ill
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ill | an often persistent bodily disorder or disease a cause for complaining |
View English words with the unique letters used in ill. Words With The Letters Il
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Afflict | cause bodily suffering to |
| Ail | aromatic bulb used as seasoning |
| Pain | a somatic sensation of acute discomfort "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" |
| Trouble | an effort that is inconvenient "I went to a lot of trouble" "he won without any trouble" "had difficulty walking" "finished the test only with great difficulty" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Disorder | a disturbance of the peace or of public order |
| Upset | an improbable and unexpected victory "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Kinetosis | the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle |
| Motion Sickness | |
| Pip | a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Lillian | Yes | Yes |
| Lillie | No | Yes |
| Willie | Yes | Yes |
| Millie | Yes | Yes |
| Tillie | Yes | Yes |
View All Names For Ill
| Title | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Negative Feelings | Describe ill | A word list of negative feeling words and the best English words to describe negative emotions. Emotional negative words... read more |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life (4 letters) | 7 +4 | 8 +3 | efil | ||
| Slip (4 letters) | 6 +3 | 8 +3 | lips | ||
| Spill (5 letters) | 7 +4 | 10 +5 | spill | ||
| Fling (5 letters) | 9 +6 | 12 +7 | fling | ||
| Flip (4 letters) | 9 +6 | 11 +6 | flip | ||
| Lift (4 letters) | 7 +4 | 8 +3 | lift | ||
| Liner (5 letters) | 5 +2 | 7 +2 | lirne | ||
| Clip (4 letters) | 8 +5 | 11 +6 | clip | ||
| Flit (4 letters) | 7 +4 | 8 +3 | lift | ||
| Exile (5 letters) | 12 +9 | 13 +8 | eeilx | ||
| Broil (5 letters) | 7 +4 | 9 +4 | broil | ||
| Limp (4 letters) | 8 +5 | 11 +6 | limp | ||
| Glide (5 letters) | 7 +4 | 9 +4 | glide | ||
| Sail (4 letters) | 4 +1 | 5 | sail | ||
| Climb (5 letters) | 11 +8 | 15 +10 | climb | ||
| Slide (5 letters) | 6 +3 | 7 +2 | slide | ||
| Twirl (5 letters) | 8 +5 | 9 +4 | ilrtw | ||
| Whirl (5 letters) | 11 +8 | 11 +6 | whirl | ||
| Tilt (4 letters) | 4 +1 | 5 | tilt | ||
| Mill (4 letters) | 6 +3 | 9 +4 | illm | ||
| Wilt (4 letters) | 7 +4 | 8 +3 | wilt | ||
| Split (5 letters) | 7 +4 | 9 +4 | split | ||
| Flirt (5 letters) | 8 +5 | 9 +4 | flirt | ||
| Lindy (5 letters) | 9 +6 | 10 +5 | lindy | ||
| Bill (4 letters) | 6 +3 | 9 +4 | bill |
Ill Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With I
- Ends With L
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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