infirmity Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
valetudinarianism; debility; frailness; feebleness; frailty.

L. infirmitas : cf. F. infirmite. See Infirm, a.

plural Infirmities

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.
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.