debility

noun de·bil·i·ty \di-ˈbi-lə-tē, dē-\

: physical weakness caused by illness or old age

plural de·bil·i·ties

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Origin of DEBILITY

Middle English debilite, from Middle French debilité, from Latin debilitat-, debilitas, from debilis, from de- de- + -bilis; akin to Sanskrit bala strength

First Known Use: 15th century

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Synonyms: asthenia, debilitation, weakness, delicacy, enervation, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, fragility, frailness, frailty, infirmity, languidness, languor, listlessness, lowness, wimpiness

Antonyms: hardihood, hardiness, robustness, strength, vigor

Rhymes with DEBILITY

ability, agility, anility, civility, docility, ductility, facility, fertility, fragility, futility, gentility, gracility, hostility, humility, lability, mobility, motility, nobility, nubility, scurrility, sectility, servility, stability, sterility, suability, tactility, utility, vagility, virility

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debility

noun de·bil·i·ty \di-ˈbi-lə-tē\

plural de·bil·i·ties

Definition of DEBILITY for Kids

: a weakened state especially of health

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debility

noun de·bil·i·ty \di-ˈbil-ət-ē\

plural de·bil·i·ties

Medical Definition of DEBILITY

: the quality or state of being weak, feeble, or infirm; especially : physical weakness

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