Dictionary Definition
ail n : aromatic bulb used as seasoning [syn:
garlic]
Verb
1 be unwell, ill, or ill disposed
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology 1
From Old English eġlian "to trouble".Translations
An ailment; trouble; illness
- Finnish: vaiva
Verb
Translations
to be ill
Etymology 2
From Old English eġl.Noun
ailFrench
Etymology
Latin alliumPronunciation
- Homophones: aille
Noun
ail m (plural ails or, rarely, aulx)Welsh
Ordinal number
ailExtensive Definition
Ail or AIL may refer to:
- Ail (health), a state of poor health
- Ail (Sailor Moon), a character in the Sailor Moon anime series
- Automotive Industries Limited, a motor vehicle manufacturer of Israel
- Dylan Ail Don, a night god in Welsh mythology
See also
ail in French: Ail
ail in Italian: AIL
ail in Occitan (post 1500): Alh
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
ache,
afflict, agonize, anguish, be affected with, be
the matter, beset,
bite, blanch, blench, bother, burn, chafe, complain of, complicate
matters, concern,
convulse, crucify, cut, discommode, distress, disturb, excruciate, feel ill, feel
pain, feel the pangs, fester, fret, gall, give pain, gnaw, grate, grimace, grind, gripe, harass, harrow, have a misery, hurt, inconvenience, inflame, inflict pain, irk, irritate, kill by inches, labor
under, lacerate,
martyr, martyrize, nip, pain, perplex, perturb, pierce, pinch, plague, pother, pound, prick, prolong the agony, put out,
put to it, put to torture, puzzle, rack, rankle, rasp, rub, shoot, shrink, smart, stab, sting, suffer, thrill, throb, tingle, torment, torture, trouble, try, tweak, twinge, twist, twitch, upset, vex, wince, worry, wound, wring, writhe