🏥Infirmity

Meaning

physical or mental weakness; a disease or ailment; frailty

Physical or mental weakness, especially from old age.

Example Sentences

Despite his advanced age and various infirmities, he remained mentally sharp and alert.

Despite his infirmity, he remained cheerful.

Synonyms

weakness, frailty, ailment, disability, feebleness, debility

Entry 1

weakness, frailty, ailment, disability

Entry 2

weakness, frailty, feebleness, debility

Antonyms

strength, health, vigor, robustness

Entry 1

strength, health, vigor, robustness

Entry 2

strength, vigor, health

Collocations

physical infirmity, age-related infirmity, suffer from infirmity, infirmity of age, mental infirmity

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physical infirmity, age-related infirmity, suffer from infirmity

Entry 2

infirmity of age, mental infirmity, physical infirmity