different between illness vs rockiness

English

Etymology

From ill +? -ness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l.n?s/

Noun

illness (countable and uncountable, plural illnesses)

1. (countable) An instance of a disease or poor health.

   Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness.

2. (uncountable) A state of bad health or disease.

   Many working days this year have been lost through illness.

Synonyms

• (instance): sickness
• (state): sickness
• See also Thesaurus:disease

Derived terms

• mental illness

Related terms

• ill

Translations

See also

• hypochondriac

Further reading

• Wikipedia stub on illness

English

Etymology

rocky +? -ness

Noun

rockiness (usually uncountable, plural rockinesses)

1. The state or quality of being rocky (in various senses).

   rockiness of soil

   rockiness of a relationship or the economy

   rockiness in feeling or health

   rockiness of music

Synonyms

• illness, stoniness, turbulence

Antonyms

• earthiness, stability

References

• rockiness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• corkiness