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Infirmity is an English word with synonyms like frailty or feebleness. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Infirmity in a sentence

Infirmity meaning

  1. Feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.
  2. A moral weakness or defect.

Synonyms of Infirmity

frailty debility feebleness frailness valetudinarianism unfitness softness poor shape bad condition

Related words

Other words often associated with Infirmity or its synonyms:

unhealthiness fitness weakness hardness consistency quality evil clemency body unsuitability mildness inability

Using Infirmity

  • The main meaning on this page is: Feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age. | A moral weakness or defect.
  • Useful related words include: frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness.
  • In the example corpus, infirmity often appears in combinations such as: or infirmity, the infirmity, infirmity of.

Context around Infirmity

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

tragic 1× physical 1× spiritual 1× citation 1×

Sentence patterns with Infirmity

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

age or infirmity 1× by the infirmity he s 1× death or infirmity 1× disease or infirmity 1× linked this infirmity to an 1× london citation infirmity and suicide 1× malady and infirmity 1× malfeasance or infirmity 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as for hitler 1× commonly a shaman 1× credit procurement was 1× during the millennium 1× for henry tudor 1× high court judges 1×

Common sentence endings:

age or infirmity 1× by the enemy 1× death or infirmity 1× disease or infirmity 1× malady and infirmity 1× malfeasance or infirmity 1×

Words around Infirmity

Just before it in the word index:

infirmities 13 infirmed 3 infirmary 176 infirmaries 3 infirm 55 infire 2

Just after it in the word index:

infix 18 infixes 2 infj 4 infjs 3 inflame 64 inflamed 139

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Infirmity

  • In this selection, "infirmity" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tragic, physical and spiritual stand out and add context to how "infirmity" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include age or infirmity and by the infirmity he s. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "infirmity" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with infirmity

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The infirmity of this last stand quickly becomes obvious. (9 words)

His leadership is severely impaired by the infirmity he's currently battling. (12 words)

Old dance moves meant to inflame the blood of young suitors and remind the old men of their tragic infirmity. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Priority is given, as a matter of practice, to an applicant within the same firm, as a replacement in the case of the death of a notary, or where a practising notary is reducing their workload because of age or infirmity. (41 words)

In his Memoirs, he linked this infirmity to an accident at age four which made him unable to enter the expected military career and caused him to be called later le diable boiteux main Royot, Daniel (2007). (37 words)

The clinic was incorporated into the Royal Free Hospital and was committed to providing dental care for disadvantaged children from central London. citation Infirmity and suicide Memorial at Kodak Park in Rochester. (32 words)

Example sentences (15)

The World Health Organization defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”.

Old dance moves meant to inflame the blood of young suitors and remind the old men of their tragic infirmity.

His leadership is severely impaired by the infirmity he's currently battling.

The infirmity of this last stand quickly becomes obvious.

As for Hitler himself, while elderly, he is apparently mostly hale in his Season 1 finale appearance, though other characters elsewhere in the season do reference his supposed physical infirmity.

Commonly, a shaman "enters the body" of the patient to confront the spiritual infirmity and heals by banishing the infectious spirit.

Credit procurement was difficult if the creditor worried about repayment in the event of the borrower's death or infirmity.

During the millennium, Christ will use his power to cure every sort of sickness (Rev 22:17), malady, and infirmity.

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For Henry Tudor to show his emotions, let alone any sign of infirmity, was highly unusual and alarming to members of his court.

High Court judges may retire any time after attaining the age of 75 but may be removed from office by the King for malfeasance or infirmity.

In his Memoirs, he linked this infirmity to an accident at age four which made him unable to enter the expected military career and caused him to be called later le diable boiteux main Royot, Daniel (2007).

Priority is given, as a matter of practice, to an applicant within the same firm, as a replacement in the case of the death of a notary, or where a practising notary is reducing their workload because of age or infirmity.

The clinic was incorporated into the Royal Free Hospital and was committed to providing dental care for disadvantaged children from central London. citation Infirmity and suicide Memorial at Kodak Park in Rochester.

The medical model encompasses the idea that an individual affected by hearing impairment may be admired for their accommodation of the "infirmity" (i.

Those who were chained to the spot by the weakness of their sex, or the infirmity of age, or the attractions of the place, were cut off by the enemy.

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Common combinations with infirmity

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "infirmity" in a sentence?
An example: "The World Health Organization defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "infirmity" from authentic English texts.
What does "infirmity" mean?
Infirmity means: Feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.
What are synonyms of "infirmity"?
Common synonyms of "infirmity" include: frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness, valetudinarianism, unfitness, softness, poor shape. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "infirmity" are there?
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