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infirmity

/ɪnˈfɜːmɪti/in-FUR-mih-tee
/ɪnˈfɝmɪti/in-FUR-mih-tee

Meaningweakness

Common meaning: physical weakness or illness

Journey through time

  1. Latininfirmitas‘weakness’source
  2. Frenchinfirmité‘infirmity’source
  3. Middle Englishinjirmiteesource
  4. Englishinfirmity‘physical weakness or illness’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin infirmitas ‘weakness’.

Roots

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