Convalescence
[,kɒnvə'lesns] or [,kɑnvə'lɛsns]
Definition
(noun.) gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury.
Typist: Natalie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Alt. of Convalescency
Checker: Wyatt
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Recovery (of health).
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Examples
- During the convalescence of animals, great benefit is derived from almost any change in their habits of life. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- It was a divine spring; and the season contributed greatly to my convalescence. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- During his convalescence Tarzan tried to fashion a mantle from the skin of Sabor, which had lain all this time in the cabin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- He lay in that blessed calm which convalescence always induces, enjoying in secure tranquillity his liberty and re-union with her whom he adored. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I wrote, and this exertion greatly fatigued me; but my convalescence had commenced, and proceeded regularly. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Fifine recovered rapidly under his care, yet even her convalescence did not hasten his dismissal. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Our interesting Marian lay in the deep repose of convalescence. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- At last Mrs. Pryor saw that it was permitted to hope: a genuine, material convalescence had commenced. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- But neither this assurance, nor the speedy convalescence of our child could restore her, even to the portion of peace she before enjoyed. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Edited by Gertrude