INFIRMITY


Meaning of INFIRMITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈfər-mə-tē ]

noun

( plural -ties )

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : the quality or state of being infirm

b. : the condition of being feeble : frailty

2. : disease , malady

3. : a personal failing : foible

one of the besetting infirmities of living creatures is egotism — A. J. Toynbee

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.