CEFR B2

infirmity

noun

Meaning

infirmity means feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses infirmity to mean feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.
The teacher asked students to find infirmity in the reading.

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infirmity (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses infirmity to mean feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.
The teacher asked students to find infirmity in the reading.
Check the words around infirmity to choose the right meaning.

How to Use infirmity

a/the infirmity (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a infirmity."
infirmity in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked infirmity in context before translating it."

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