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infirmity

/ɪnˈfɜːməti/noun

उच्चारण इन्फ़र्मटी

दुर्बलता, कमज़ोरी, रुग्णता

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    [U, C] formal

    weakness or illness over a long period

    दुर्बलता, कमज़ोरी, रुग्णता

    • the infirmities of old age
    • He bore the infirmity of age with patience.
    • Despite his infirmity, the old teacher walked to school every day.
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    • She nursed her father through the long infirmity of his last years.
    • The home cares for people who suffer from infirmity and have no family.

    Synonyms weakness frailty feebleness illness debility

    Opposite strength health vigour robustness

◇Word family
infirm adj.infirmary noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

weakness frailty feebleness illness debility

Antonyms

strength health vigour robustness

AaSpelling

in·fir·mi·ty

?Which word?

Keep the weakness words together: infirmity, frailty (being weak and delicate), debility (physical weakness, formal), decrepitude (being old and in bad condition), feebleness.

कमज़ोरी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: infirmity, frailty (कमज़ोर और नाज़ुक), debility (शारीरिक कमज़ोरी, औपचारिक), decrepitude (बूढ़ा और खराब हालत में), feebleness।

§Grammar and usage

The adjective infirm means weak, especially from old age ('the old and infirm'); an infirmary is a hospital or a room for sick people in a school.

Adjective infirm का अर्थ कमज़ोर, विशेषकर बुढ़ापे से है ('the old and infirm'); infirmary अस्पताल या स्कूल में बीमारों का कमरा है।