debility
noun
a weakened or enfeebled state; weakness.
debilities
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pluralof debility.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To really good contemporary artists, however, the debilities inherent to art made in a very small size are merely challenges to be met.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Among a population of veterans who have a high incidence of mental and physical debilities, some get discouraged and drop out of the process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
But his diagnosis of America’s debilities is more persuasive than his prescriptions to remedy them.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2018
Such debilities can be found in many people with dementia.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 23, 2015
E. D.—Its effects are, to moderately warm and strengthen the vessels; and hence, in cold phlegmatic habits, it excites appetite, and proves serviceable in debilities of the nervous system.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by William Salisbury
