infirmity

CEFRB2

/ɪnˈfɜːmɪti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A physical or mental weakness, especially caused by age.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A moral weakness or defect.

Examples

  • Fadil's infirmity didn't slow him down.

  • suffer from an infirmity

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.

More examples

In context

  • mental infirmity

  • physical infirmity

  • He bore the weight of old age and physical infirmity.

Synonyms

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His advanced age brought physical blank, including joint pain and poor balance when walking.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From infirm + -ity.