Definitions for INFIRM
ɪnˈfɜrmin·firm

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weaklyadjective

   lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

   "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"

2. infirmadjective

   lacking firmness of will or character or purpose

   "infirm of purpose; give me the daggers" - Shakespeare

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. infirmverb

   To contradict, to provide proof that something is not.

   The thought is that you see an episode of observation, experiment, or reasoning as confirming or infirming a hypothesis depending on whether your probability for it increases or decreases during the episode.

2. infirmadjective

   Weak or ill, not in good health.

   He was infirm of body but still keen of mind, and though it looked like he couldn't walk across the room, he crushed me in debate.

3. infirmadjective

   insecure; irresolute

4. infirmadjective

   frail; unstable

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

1. Infirmadjective

   Etymology: infirme, French; infirmus, Latin.

   1. Weak; feeble; disabled of body.

   Here stand I your brave;
   A poor, infirm, weak, and despis'd old man. William Shakespeare.

   That on my head all might be visited,
   Thy frailty, and infirmer sex, forgiv'n;
   To me committed, and by me expos'd. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   2. Weak of mind; irresolute.

   I'll go no more;
   I am afraid to think what I have done:
   Look out again, I dare not.
   —— Infirm of purpose;
   Give me the dagger. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   3. Not stable; not solid.

   He who fixes upon false principles, treads upon infirm ground, and so sinks; and he, who fails in his deductions from right principles, stumbles upon firm ground, and falls. South.

2. To Infirmverb

   To weaken; to shake; to enfeeble. Not in use.

   Etymology: infirmer, Fr. infirmo, Lat.

   Some contrary spirits will object this as a sufficient reason to infirm all those points. Walter Raleigh, Essays.

   The spleen is unjustly introduced to invigorate the sinister side, which, being dilated, would rather infirm and debilitate it. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

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1. infirm

   Infirm generally refers to someone who is physically weak or frail, often due to age or illness. This term can also be used to describe something that is not stable or firm.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infirmadjective

   not firm or sound; weak; feeble; as, an infirm body; an infirm constitution

2. Infirmadjective

   weak of mind or will; irresolute; vacillating

3. Infirmadjective

   not solid or stable; insecure; precarious

4. Infirmverb

   to weaken; to enfeeble

5. Etymology: [L. infirmare : cf. F. infirmer.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infirm

   in-fėrm′, adj. feeble: sickly: weak: not solid: irresolute: imbecile.—ns. Infirmā′rian, an officer in a monastery having charge of the quarters for the sick; Infirm′ary, a hospital or place for the treatment of the sick; Infirm′ity, disease: failing: defect: imbecility.—adv. Infirm′ly. [O. Fr.,—L. infirmus—in, not, firmus, strong.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of INFIRM in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of INFIRM in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of INFIRM in a Sentence

1. Former President Obama:

   I hope that current members of Congress recall that it actually doesn’t take a lot of courage to aid those who are already powerful … but it does require some courage to champion the vulnerable and the sick and the infirm and those who often have no access to the corridors of power, i hope they understand that courage means not simply doing what is politically expedient, but doing what they believe deep in their hearts is right.

2. Pope Francis:

   Grant health to the infirm and inspire all men and women of good will to seek the best ways possible to overcome the current health crisis and its effects.

3. Norman Fried:

   There is a greater need for strict and stringent bans of public events that total more than 1,000 persons. Businesses large and small must ease the rules governing compensation for American workers who take time off for sick days, elderly and infirm in America need to be attended to more vigilantly, aggressively and carefully before young members the population are attended to.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=INFIRM
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Infirm
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=INFIRM
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/INFIRM
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=INFIRM