infirm

in·firm  (n-fûrm)

adj.

1. Weak in body, especially from old age or disease; feeble. See Synonyms at weak.

2. Lacking firmness of will, character, or purpose; irresolute.

3. Not strong or stable; shaky: an infirm support.

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[Middle English infirme, from Old French, from Latin nfirmus : in-, not; see in-¹ + firmus, strong, firm; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·firmly adv.

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infirm [ɪnˈfɜːm]

adj

1.

a.  weak in health or body, esp from old age

b.  (as collective noun; preceded by the) the infirm

2. lacking moral certainty; indecisive or irresolute

3. not stable, sound, or secure an infirm structure an infirm claim

4. (Law) Law (of a law, custom, etc.) lacking legal force; invalid

infirmly  adv

infirmness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	infirm - lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" debile, sapless, weakly, decrepit, feeble, rickety, weak frail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
	2.	infirm - lacking firmness of will or character or purpose; "infirm of purpose; give me the daggers" - Shakespeare irresolute - uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute"

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infirm

adjective

1. frail, weak, feeble, failing, ailing, debilitated, decrepit, enfeebled, doddery, doddering her ageing, infirm husband
frail strong, sound, healthy, robust, vigorous, sturdy, hearty

2. irresolute, weak, faltering, unstable, shaky, insecure, wavering, wobbly, indecisive, unsound, vacillating She has little patience with the `infirm of purpose'.

Translations

infirm [ɪnˈfɜːm] ADJ [person] (= weak) → débil, endeble; (= sickly) → enfermizo; (= ill) → enfermo
the old and infirm → los ancianos y enfermos
infirm of purpose → irresoluto

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infirm [ɪnˈfɜː^rm] adj → infirme

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infirm

adj → gebrechlich, schwach; infirm of purpose (liter) → willensschwach, wenig zielstrebig

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infirm [ɪnˈfɜːm] adj → infermo/a

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infirm [ɪnˈfɜːm] adj → infermo/a

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infirm

adj infirm [inˈfəːm]

(of a person) weak or ill elderly and infirm people. swak عاجِز، واهٍ немощен vetchý svagelig gebrechlich ασθενικός enfermizo, achacoso põdur ضعیف؛ علیل sairaalloinen infirme חָלַש अस्थिर, अदृढ, रुग्ण slab, nemoćan beteges lemah veikburða debole 虚弱な 허약한 besveikatis, ligotas, silpnas nespēcīgs; vārgs lemah zwak, ziek svak, sykelig niedołężny enfermo infirm немощный nevládny, slabý, vetchý bolehen slab klen, skröplig, orkeslös ซึ่งไม่แข็งแรง zayıf, dermansız, hastalıklı 體弱的 немічний; дуже старий کمزور، ناتواں ốm yếu 体弱的

n inˈfirmary

a name given to some hospitals. hospitaal, siekeboeg مُسْتَوْصَف، غُرفَة تَمْريض болница nemocnice hospital das Krankenhaus νοσοκομείο hospital, enfermería haigla درمانگاه sairaala hôpital בֵּית-חוֹלִים अस्पताल, शफआखाना bolnica, bolnički odjel kórház rumah sakit sjúkrahús infermeria, ospedale 診療所 진료소, 양호실 ligoninė slimnīca rumah sakit ziekenhuis sykestue/-hus szpital enfermaria infirmerie, spital больница nemocnica bolnišnica bolnica sjukhus โรงพยาบาล hastane 醫院 лікарня, лазарет شفاخانہ bệnh xá 医院

n inˈfirmity

weakness or illness. swakheid, gebrek عاهَه، نَقيصَه، عَجْز салбост slabost, neduživost svagelighed die Gebrechlichkeit ασθένεια debilidad; enfermedad, dolencia põdurus ضعف؛ رنجوری voimattomuus infirmité חוּלשָה दौर्बल्य, अशक्तता slabost, nemoć (alkati) gyengeség kelemahan heilsuveila, veikindi infermità 病弱 병, 질환 negalia nespēks; vārgums kelemahan zwakheid, kwaal skrøpelig, skavank niemoc enfermidade infirmitate немощность slabosť, nevládnosť, chorľavosť tegoba; slabost slabost skröplighet, krämpor ความเจ็บป่วย zayıflık, dermansızlık, hastalık 體弱，疾病 недуга, неміч کمزوریاں bệnh tật 体弱，疾病