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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.
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Example Sentences
- These aren't necessarily euphemisms for age and infirmity.
- The dogs remain on the job until age or infirmity makes them incapable of manning their posts.
- That's the problem: modern medicine gives us better lives now but condemns future generations to genetic infirmity.
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infirmity in·fir·mi·ty (ĭn-fûr'mĭ-tē)
n.
A bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age.
A condition or disease producing weakness.
A failing or defect in a person's character.
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