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Infirmity
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The state of being infirm; feebleness; an imperfection or weakness; esp., an unsound, unhealthy, or debilitated state; a disease; a malady; as, infirmity of body or mind. 'T is the infirmity of his age. Shak.
2. A personal frailty or failing; foible; eccentricity; a weakness or defect. Will you be cured of your infirmity Shak. A friend should bear his friend's infirmities. Shak. The house has also its infirmities. Evelyn.
Synonyms: Debility; imbecility; weakness; feebleness; failing; foible; defect; disease; malady. See Debility.