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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
in·fir·mi·ty       [in-fur-mi-tee] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ties for 1, 3.
1.a physical weakness or ailment: the infirmities of age.
2.quality or state of being infirm; lack of strength.
3.a moral weakness or failing.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME infirmite < L infirmitās. See infirm, -ity]

—Synonyms 3. flaw, defect, fault.
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in·fir·mi·ty       (ĭn-fûr'mĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. in·fir·mi·ties
  1. A bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age.
  2. Frailty; feebleness.
  3. A condition or disease producing weakness.
  4. A failing or defect in a person's character.

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infirmity

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

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infirmity in·fir·mi·ty (ĭn-fûr'mĭ-tē)
n.

  1. A bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age.
  2. A condition or disease producing weakness.
  3. A failing or defect in a person's character.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Infirmity

In*firm"i*ty\, n.; pl. Infirmities. [L. infirmitas : cf. F. infirmite. See Infirm, a.]

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.

Syn: Debility; imbecility; weakness; feebleness; failing; foible; defect; disease; malady. See Debility.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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