infirmity
infirmity · infirmities
слабкість, безсилля, слабість
бренность
Gebrechlichkeit
Feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old ageFeebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.
UK/ɪnˈfɜːmɪti/US/ɪnˈfɜɹməti/
» Fadil's infirmity didn't slow him down.
Meaning
2 senses(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)
(countable, uncountable)A moral weakness or defect.
Examples
3 sentencesFadil's infirmity didn't slow him down.
The sins of youth beget the infirmities of age.
ruГрехи юности порождают старческие немощи.
Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
feebleness:
Forms
plural: infirmities| Singular | infirmity |
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regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age):frailtydebilityfeeblenessfrailnessvaletudinarianism
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedinfirm
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable