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in·fir·mi·ty
\ə̇nˈfərməd.ē, -fə̄m-, -fəim-, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English infirmite, from Latin infirmitas, from infirmus infirm + -itas -ity — more at infirm
1. : the quality or state of being infirm : feebleness, frailty
2.
a.
(1) : an unsound, unhealthy, or debilitated state
< infirmity of body >
< infirmity of mind >
(2) : disease, malady
< one of the more painful infirmities of man >
b. : a defect of personality or weakness of the will : failing, foible
< a friend should bear his friend's infirmities — Shakespeare > |