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infirmity
[ in-fur-mi-tee ]
/ ÉȘnËfÉr mÉȘ ti /
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noun, plural in·fir·mi·ties for 1, 3.
a physical weakness or ailment: the infirmities of age.
quality or state of being infirm; lack of strength.
a moral weakness or failing.
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OTHER WORDS FROM infirmity
su·per·in·fir·mi·ty, noun, plural su·per·in·fir·mi·ties.Words nearby infirmity
infinitude, infinity, infirm, infirmarian, infirmary, infirmity, infix, infl., in flagrante delicto, inflame, inflammable
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British Dictionary definitions for infirmity
infirmity
/ (ÉȘnËfÉËmÉȘtÉȘ) /
noun plural -ties
the state or quality of being infirm
physical weakness or debility; frailty
a moral flaw or failing
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