infirmity C1 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ɪnˈfɜɹməti/ UK /ɪnˈfɜːmɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #53445 Meanings 1 noun physical weakness or illness, especially because of age The stairs became difficult because of his infirmity. 2 noun a weakness or failing in character The story treats greed as a human infirmity. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · physical weakness or... frailtyweaknessailment 2 noun · a weakness or failing in... failingweaknessflaw ↔ Opposites strengthhealth Etymology From infirm + -ity. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # infirmity **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈfɜɹməti/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈfɜːmɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 53445 ## Meanings 1. physical weakness or illness, especially because of age 2. a weakness or failing in character ## Examples - The stairs became difficult because of his infirmity. - The story treats greed as a human infirmity. ## Synonyms - frailty - weakness - ailment ## Antonyms - strength - health ## Etymology From infirm + -ity. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown