infirmity

noun
/ɪnˈfɜːmɪti/UK/ɪnˈfɜɹməti/US

Etymology

From infirm + -ity.

  1. borrowed from īnfirmō
  2. derived from infirmus
  3. inherited from infirme
  4. suffixed as infirmity — “infirm + ity

Definitions

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

    • physical infirmity
    • mental infirmity
    • suffer from an infirmity
  2. A moral weakness or defect.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA