The sins of youth beget the infirmities of age.
Source: tatoeba (7850268)
Infirmities
Synonyms for "infirmities" (232 found)
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Closest matches (47)
Strong matches (69)
defectiondeficiencydeficiency diseasedegenerative diseasedelicacydelicate healthdesultorinessdiseasedisorderdistemperdotagedrawbackeldelderlinessendemicendemic diseaseendocrine diseaseenervationenfeeblementepidemic disease
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exhaustionfailingfailurefaintheartednessfaintnessfaultfautefearfeeblemindednessfeeblenessflawfly in the ointmentfoiblefragilityfrailnessfrailtyfunctional diseasefungus diseasegastrointestinal diseasegenetic diseasegreen old agehale old agehandicaphazardhealthlessnesshereditary diseasehoary ageholehypochondriahypochondriasisiatrogenic diseaseillill healthill-healthillnessimpairmentimperfectioninadequacyincapacityindispositioninfectious diseaseinfirm old ageinfirmity of ageinsecurityinsipidityinsolidity
Noun(3 words)
Related words (116)
instabilityinsubstantialityinvalidisminvaliditykinklanguishinglanguishmentlittle problemlongevitymaladymalaisemoral flawmorbiditymorbidnessmorbusmuscular diseaseneurological diseasenutritional diseaseoccupational diseaseold age
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oldnessorganic diseasepandemic diseasepathological conditionpathologypeakednesspensionable ageperilperilousnesspipplant diseasepliabilitypoor healthprecariousnessproblemprotozoan diseasepsychosomatic diseaserespiratory diseasericketinessriftripe old ageriskriskinessrockinesssecond childhoodsecondary diseaseseedinesssenectitudesenilitysenior citizenshipshakinessshiftinessshiftingnessshortcomingsickishnesssicklinesssicknesssignsignsslipperinesssnagsoftnesssomething missingspeculativenessspinelessnesssuperannuationsymptomsymptomatologysymptomologysymptomssyndrometaintthe downward slopethe golden yearsthe pipticklishnesstreacherousnesstreacheryunauthenticityunauthoritativenessundependabilityunfaithworthinessunfirmnessunhealthinessunreliabilityunsolidityunsoundnessunsteadfastnessunsteadinessunsturdinessunsubstantialityunsurenessuntrustworthinessunwholesomenessurogenital diseasevale of yearsvaletudinarianismvapidityvicevirus diseasevulnerable placewastingwasting diseasewaterinessweak linkweak pointweak sideweak willweak-mindednessweakeningweaklinessweaknesswhite hairswishy-washinessworm disease
Noun(1 words)
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Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.
Source: tatoeba (11699036)
This is your opportunity to be his benefactor—to help provide for him in his old age and when he suffers from infirmities.
Source: tatoeba (11835225)
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