unhealthfulness

7.7

A condition that causes sickness or weakness

noun
/ʌnˈhɛlθfəl.nəs/

: insalubridad

The doctor warned her about the unhealthfulness of a diet high in processed foods.

Examples

Many people are unaware of the unhealthfulness associated with sugary drinks.
The unhealthfulness of fast food can lead to serious health problems over time.
They (TPTB) know full well the unhealthfulness of the food that is offered to the poor.

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Synonyms

morbidity

vsunhealthfulness

Specialized

2 7.5

Poor health that harms the body

is focused on things that promote poor health rather than disease labels

unhealthiness

vsunhealthfulness

1 3.9

A state of poor physical condition that causes problems

refers more to causes that promote poor health rather than current sickness

insalubriousness

vsunhealthfulness

Formal

9.9

Being unhealthy or harmful to people's health

focuses on causing poor health rather than merely existing as harmful

insalubrity

vsunhealthfulness

Formal

9.9

A condition that is bad for people's health

emphasizes a source that leads to poorer health over time

unwholesomeness

vsunhealthfulness

8.1

Being harmful to health or to people's morals

focuses strictly on causing poor physical health, not moral harm

Antonyms

healthfulness

1 4.1

A quality that helps your body stay strong and well

How Unhealthy

unhealthfulness

7.7

healthiness

1 1.6

health

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

unhealthfulness singular

unhealthfulnesses plural

Morphology

unhealthfulness = unhealthful (transparent) = un + health + ful + ness

Formed by adding the nominalizing suffix '-ness' to 'unhealthful'; the resulting meaning 'state of being unhealthful' is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word unhealthfulness breaks into parts: un- ('not'), health ('being well'), -ful ('full of') and -ness ('the state of'). So unhealthfulness literally means 'the state of not being full of health', which is why we use it for things that make people less healthy.