different between milady vs malady

English

Alternative forms

• m'lady

Etymology

Partly representing a colloquial pronunciation of my +? lady, partly from French milady, from English my Lady. Compare milord.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /m??le?di/
• Rhymes: -e?di

Noun

milady (plural miladies)

1. (now chiefly historical or humorous) An English noblewoman or gentlewoman; the form of address to such a person; a lady. [from 18th c.]

Translations

Anagrams

• maidly

French

Etymology

From English my Lady.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.l?.di/

Noun

milady f (plural miladys)

1. lady, milady

Further reading

• “milady” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle English maladie, from Old French maladie (“sickness, illness, disease”), from malade (“ill, sick”), from Latin male habitus (“ill-kept, not in good condition”), 1st century AD. See also malice and habit.

Pronunciation

• enPR: m?l'?-d?, IPA^(key): /?mæl.?.di/

Noun

malady (plural maladies)

1. Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
   • a. 1812, Joseph Stevens Buckminster, It is Good for Me, that I have been Afflicted (sermon)

     The maladies of the body may prove medicines of the mind.

2. A moral or mental defect or disorder.

   • Love's a malady without a cure.

Synonyms

• ailment, disease, disorder, distemper, illness, sickness

Translations

References

• malady in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “malady”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Middle English

Noun

malady

1. Alternative form of maladie