infirmity
[in-fur-mi-tee]
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.
Origin of infirmity
Synonyms for infirmity
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Related Words for infirmity
malady, ailment, imperfection, deficiency, affliction, frailty, decrepitude, debility, failing, debilitation, decay, feebleness, fault, confinement, vulnerability, disease, indisposition, malaise, shortcoming, defectExamples from the Web for infirmity
Contemporary Examples of infirmity
Alma Hitchcock, the times I saw her, was a frail, birdlike woman who looked angry about her infirmity.
Historical Examples of infirmity
Your parents are now declining fast under the weight of years and infirmity.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
I have dropped off every physical burden and infirmity I had, and I am in the pink of condition.
The Old GameSamuel G. Blythe
Discontent is the want of self-reliance: it is infirmity of will.
Essays, First SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson
The Princess was not sure of “infirmity,” but it sounded well.
The Very Small PersonAnnie Hamilton Donnell
To tell her of all this, though he must needs do it for her safety, was like reproaching her with her infirmity.
The ScapegoatHall Caine
infirmity
noun plural -ties
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infirmity
[ĭn-fûr′mĭ-tē]
n.
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