ə̇nˈfərməd.ē, -fə̄m-, -fəim-, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English infirmite, from Latin infirmitas, from infirmus infirm + -itas -ity — more at infirm
1. : the quality or state of being infirm : feebleness , frailty
2.
a.
(1) : an unsound, unhealthy, or debilitated state
infirmity of body
infirmity of mind
(2) : disease , malady
one of the more painful infirmities of man
b. : a defect of personality or weakness of the will : failing , foible
a friend should bear his friend's infirmities — Shakespeare