ILL'NESS, noun [from ill.] Badness; unfavorableness; as the illness of the weather. [Not used.] 1. Disease; indisposition; malady; disorder of health; sickness. He has recovered from his illness 2. Wickedness; iniquity; wrong moral conduct.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI