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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: infirmity n : the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) [syn: {frailty}, {debility}, {feebleness}, {frailness}]
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