infirmities

Variant of infirmity

noun

  1. the quality or state of being infirm; feebleness; weakness
  2. pl. infirmities an instance of this; specif.,
    1. a physical weakness or defect; frailty or ailment, as from old age
    2. a moral weakness; defect

Origin: ME infirmite < L infirmitas

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