1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Infirmity \In*firm"i*ty\, noun; pl. {Infirmities}. [L. infirmitas : cf. F. infirmite. See {Infirm}, adjective] 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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