In*firm"i*ty (?), n.;
pl. Infirmities (#). [L.
infirmitas : cf. F. infirmite. See Infirm, a.]
1. 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. 2. 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.
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