Definitions for infirmity
ɪnˈfɜr mɪ tiin·fir·mi·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness, valetudinarianismnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. infirmitynoun

   feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.

2. infirmitynoun

   a moral weakness or defect

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infirmitynoun

   Etymology: infirmité, French.

   1. Weakness of sex, age, or temper.

   Infirmity,
   Which waits upon worn times, hath something seiz'd
   His wish'd ability. William Shakespeare, Winter's Tale.

   Discover thine infirmity,
   That warranteth by law to be thy privilege:
   I am with child, ye bloody homicides. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   If he had done or said any thing amiss, he desired their worships to think it was his infirmities. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæs.

   Are the infirmities of the body, pains, and diseases his complaints? His faith reminds him of the day when this corruptible shall put on incorruption, and this mortal immortality. John Rogers.

   2. Failing; weakness; fault.

   A friend should bear a friend's infirmities;
   But Brutus makes mine greater than they are. William Shakespeare.

   Many infirmities made it appear more requisite, that a wiser man should have the application of his interest. Edward Hyde.

   How difficult is it to preserve a great name, when he that has acquired it, is so obnoxious to such little weaknesses and infirmities, as are no small diminution to it, when discovered. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   3. Disease; malady.

   General laws are like general rules of physick, according whereunto, as now, no wise man will desire himself to be cured, if there be joined with his disease some special accident, in regard that thereby others in the same infirmity, but without the like accident, may. Richard Hooker.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Infirmityadjective

   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

2. Infirmityadjective

   a personal frailty or failing; foible; eccentricity; a weakness or defect

How to pronounce infirmity?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of infirmity in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of infirmity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of infirmity in a Sentence

1. Anoop Misra:

   Metformin could be especially useful in people who are unable to follow diet and exercise strictly, who are obese, have polycystic ovarian disease, or can not walk or exercise due to physical infirmity, it is a low cost drug, and could be useful in underprivileged populations also.

2. Jose Biller:

   We are always talking about sickness and infirmity and we don't emphasize health, as a country we spend more on healthcare than anyone else but we don't pay attention to prevention. Many problems can be solved by very basic measures, and as this study shows, that includes taking care of the spirit.

3. J. M. Barrie:

   Ambition -- it is the last infirmity of noble minds.

4. Thomas Hobbes:

   Laughter is nothing else but a sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly.

5. Dr. Dale E. Turner:

   It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=infirmity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Infirmity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=infirmity
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infirmity