Debility Definition

dĭ-bĭlĭ-tē
debilities
noun
debilities
Weakness or feebleness, esp. of the body.
Webster's New World
The state of being weak or feeble; infirmity.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Debility

Noun

Singular:
debility
Plural:
debilities

Origin of Debility

  • From Middle English debylite, from Old French debilite (French débilité), from Latin debilitas (“weakness”), from debilis (“weak”), from de- + habilis (“able”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English debilite from Old French from Latin dēbilitās from dēbilis weak bel- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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