Infirmity

//ɪnˈfɜːmɪti// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age. countable, uncountable

    "physical infirmity"

  2. 2
    the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) wordnet
  3. 3
    a moral weakness or defect countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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deformitydisabilityabnormalityabuliaacute diseaseadvanced age

Example

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"Fadil's infirmity didn't slow him down."

Etymology

From infirm + -ity.

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