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• heikkousmedicine, veterinary• vanhuudenheikkousmedicine, veterinary• voimattomuus• raihnaisuus• kivulloisuus• sairaus* * *plural - infirmities; noun (weakness or illness.) raihnaisuus
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infirmity — ► NOUN (pl. infirmities) ▪ physical or mental weakness … English terms dictionary
infirmity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mental, physical PHRASES ▪ age and infirmity (literary, esp. BrE) ▪ those incapable of supporting themselves by reason of age and infirmity … Collocations dictionary
infirmity — late 14c., disease, sickness; lack of capability, weakness, from L. infirmitatem (nom. infirmitas) want of strength, weakness, feebleness, noun of quality from infirmus (see INFIRM (Cf. infirm)). Cf. M.Fr. infirmité, O.Fr. enfermete … Etymology dictionary
infirmity — noun (C, U) bad health or a particular illness: She blamed her infirmity on the damp climate … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
infirmity — noun the family would never openly discuss Aunt Erma s infirmity Syn: illness, malady, ailment, disease, disorder, sickness, affliction, complaint, indisposition, frailty, weakness; disability, impairment … Thesaurus of popular words
infirmity — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
infirmity — noun feebleness and frailty, especially due to old age. See Also: infirm … Wiktionary
infirmity — noun (plural infirmities) physical or mental weakness … English new terms dictionary
infirmity — noun the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑frailty, ↑debility, ↑feebleness, ↑frailness, ↑valetudinarianism • Derivationally related forms: ↑frail … Useful english dictionary
infirmity — UK [ɪnˈfɜː(r)mətɪ] / US [ɪnˈfɜrmətɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms infirmity : singular infirmity plural infirmities formal bad health caused by old age or illness … English dictionary
infirmity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fault; feebleness, weakness; illness, disease. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Weakness] Syn. frailty, deficiency, debility, feebleness; see frailty 1 , weakness 1 . 2. [Illness] Syn. sickness, ailment, ailing … English dictionary for students