infirmities

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“infirmities” is listed under Infirmity.

Origin: 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.— William Shakespeare

2. A personal frailty or failing; foible; eccentricity; a weakness or defect.

Will you be cured of your infirmity ?— William Shakespeare

A friend should bear his friend's infirmities.— William Shakespeare

The house has also its infirmities.— John Evelyn

Synonyms: Debility; imbecility; weakness; feebleness; failing; foible; defect; disease; malady. See Debility.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54