Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.

    physical infirmity

    mental infirmity

    Gebrechlichkeit

    the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

  2. (countable, uncountable)A moral weakness or defect.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Fadil's infirmity didn't slow him down.

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  2. The sins of youth beget the infirmities of age.

    ruГрехи юности порождают старческие немощи.

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  3. Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.

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Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
feebleness:

Forms

plural: infirmities
Singularinfirmity
Pluralinfirmities

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedinfirm

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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