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infirmity

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun infirmity has 1 sense
  1. infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness - the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
    --1 is a kind of unfitness, poor shape, bad condition
    --1 has particulars: asthenia, astheny; cachexia, cachexy, wasting

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Infirmity

Definition:

Infirmity refers to a physical or mental weakness or illness.

Part of Speech:

Noun

Senses:

Sense 1:

A physical weakness or ailment.

Example sentence: The old man struggled to walk due to his infirmity.

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Sense 2:

A mental or moral weakness.

Example sentence: The politician's infirmity was evident in his inability to make decisions.

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Sense 3:

A feeble or fragile state.

Example sentence: The economy was in an infirmity, with businesses struggling to survive.

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