In*firm"i*ty (?), n.; pl.
Infirmities (#). [L. infirmitas : cf. F.
infirmite. See Infirm, a.]
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.