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The sword is very handsome. I am too old and infirm, as you see, to ever use a sword again, but I am glad that my old mother state has not entirely forgotten me.
George Rogers Clark

Meaning of "infirm" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INFIRM

infirm  [ɪnˈfɜːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFIRM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Infirm is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INFIRM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Disease

A disease is a particular abnormal, pathological condition that affects part or all of an organism. It is often construed as a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by factors originally from an external source, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune diseases. In humans, "disease" is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in contact with the person. In this broader sense, it sometimes includes injuries, disabilities, disorders, syndromes, infections, isolated symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other contexts and for other purposes these may be considered distinguishable categories. Diseases usually affect people not only physically, but also emotionally, as contracting and living with many diseases can alter one's perspective on life, and one's personality. Death due to disease is called death by natural causes.

Definition of infirm in the English dictionary

The first definition of infirm in the dictionary is weak in health or body, esp from old age. Other definition of infirm is lacking moral certainty; indecisive or irresolute. Infirm is also not stable, sound, or secure.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFIRM


affirm
əˈfɜːm
bookworm
ˈbʊkˌwɜːm
confirm
kənˈfɜːm
disaffirm
ˌdɪsəˈfɜːm
disconfirm
ˌdɪskənˈfɜːm
firm
fɜːm
germ
dʒɜːm
interfirm
ˌɪntəˈfɜːm
medium-term
ˈmiːdɪəmˌtɜːm
midterm
ˈmɪdˈtɜːm
perm
pɜːm
reaffirm
ˌriːəˈfɜːm
reconfirm
ˌriːkənˈfɜːm
sperm
spɜːm
superfirm
ˈsuːpərˌfɜːm
term
tɜːm
therm
θɜːm
turm
tɜːm
unfirm
ʌnˈfɜːm
worm
wɜːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFIRM

infinitesimally
infinities
infinitival
infinitivally
infinitive
infinitive marker
infinitively
infinitude
infinitum
infinity
infirmarer
infirmarian
infirmaries
infirmary
infirmities
infirmity
infirmly
infirmness
infix
infixation

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFIRM

bookmaking firm
chirm
courier firm
family firm
haulage firm
headhunting firm
mail order firm
plant-hire firm
securities firm
security firm
squirm
taghairm
thairm

Synonyms and antonyms of infirm in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INFIRM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «infirm» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of infirm

Translation of «infirm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFIRM

Find out the translation of infirm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of infirm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «infirm» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 体弱的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enfermizo
570 millions of speakers

English

infirm
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कमजोर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العجزة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

немощные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enfermo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুর্বল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infirme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lemah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gebrechlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

衰弱した
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노쇠한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Infirm
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhu nhược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பலவீனமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्बल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sakat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

invalido
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedołężnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

немічні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

infirma
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναπήρους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

siekes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

handikappade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bevegelseshemmede
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of infirm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFIRM»

The term «infirm» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.314 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INFIRM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about infirm

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3 QUOTES WITH «INFIRM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word infirm.
1
George Rogers Clark
The sword is very handsome. I am too old and infirm, as you see, to ever use a sword again, but I am glad that my old mother state has not entirely forgotten me.
2
Joan Collins
You can't help getting older, but you can help yourself from becoming old and infirm, in mind as well as body.
3
Cal Thomas
As pressure grows to ease the financial burden on social security, pressure will also grow to eliminate the elderly and infirm to 'free up' more money for the 'fit' and those who contribute more than they take from society.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFIRM»

Discover the use of infirm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to infirm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The caregiver's manual: a guide to helping the elderly and ...
Presents practical instructions for tending to elderly or critically ill people, and includes advice for coping with the emotional strain
Gene B. Williams, Patie Kay, 1995
2
The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically ...
be produced and the ratio at which it will be shared between Able and Infirm. Infirm may be able to demand a price for her consent to the use of the jointly owned assets, but whether she will be successful in doing so and how much she will get ...
Robert A. Levy, William Mellor, 2009
3
Terra Infirm
In the years after the 'Big One' destroyed most of human civilization, a lone city perches precariously on the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.
Karen L. Abrahamson, 2012
4
Annual Report of the Poor Law Commissioners
William Connolly, aged 18——Roman Catholic-—labourer-—single— admitted by Board of Guardians March 13th-—bodily infirm—yery miserable ap earance- present condition, in bad health—~in hospital. lVewry Ugi0n.—-Catherine ...
Great Britain. Poor Law Commissioners, Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis (bart.), Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre, 1844
5
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
infirm is frequently used in reference to fatal weaknesses, whether constitutional or statutory. In fact, constitutionally infirm might accurately be labeled a legal clicHE. E.g., "The state argues further that the statute is not constitutionally infirm  ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
6
The Origins of the National Health Service: The Medical ...
A Return to the House of Commons in 1 865 showed that separate dietaries had been introduced for the aged and infirm and the able-bodied in Mile End, Paddington, and Shoreditch; for the able-bodied, infirm, and children, in Bethnal Green, ...
Ruth G. Hodgkinson, 1967
7
Woman, Thou Art Loosed!: Healing the Wounds of the Past
When Jesus encountered the infirm woman of Luke 13, He called out to her. There may have been many fine women present that day, but the Lord didn't call them forward. He reached around all of them and found that crippled woman in the ...
T. D. Jakes, 2005
8
Free to Lose: An Introduction to Marxist Economic Philosophy
Axiom 10.5 Protection of Infirm Let % = {VJ,f,sl,s2,u) be an economic environment where the first agent is Able and the second is Infirm (s1 ^ s2). Then, under F's allocation, Infirm should not suffer by virtue of Abie's ability. That is, Infirm should  ...
John E. ROEMER, John E Roemer, 2009
9
The Ethics of Biomedical Research: An International Perspective
Research Involving Mentally Infirm Adults A second class of subjects who need special protection in the research setting are mentally infirm adults. This is a diverse class of subjects including seriously retarded adults who have never been ...
Baruch A. Brody, 1998
10
The State of the Poor: Or, An History of the Labouring ...
Ann Mazey o 1 o Lame and infirm. if A widow with 3 Ann Durham o 5 6 1 children. Samuel Gilbert o z 5 Yf A VYidoWer' with 3 F _ B , d At children. s - "a" sgm" } o 1 6 Left destitute. si Left destitute by her Jane Miichcn o 2 6 4 husband, with 2 _ ...
Frederick Morton Eden, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFIRM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term infirm is used in the context of the following news items.
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New old Labour...The first 100 days in power | Express Comment …
... the new national anthem, The Red Flag, waives VAT on sales and donates the proceeds to a charity for retired and infirm coffee baristas. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Is Jeremy Hunt to the NHS what Henry VIII was to the monasteries …
... the care of the sick stranger: “Before all things and above all things, special care must be taken of the sick or infirm so that they may be served ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Call for City of York to scrap 'anti-homeless' benches - BBC News
... partly as an armrest, partly to supply more support to the elderly and infirm as they get up and also to stop people lying down to some degree. «BBC News, Jul 15»
4
Book review: 'Ziegfeld and His Follies' - The Washington Post
As it happened, an old, infirm lion from San Francisco's Golden Gate Park had been brought in (and likely drugged) for the occasion. It would ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
5
New two-minute bus waiting rule sparks controversy in Beeston …
"It's not long enough - they are not thinking about the elderly or infirm, and two minutes coming to Christmas time with people shopping is not ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
6
Elizabeth Forward Meals on Wheels program expands | TribLIVE
Program manager Josette Fuls said the meal program for the elderly and infirm is continuing its efforts to expand its client base and volunteer ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
7
Codgers & monsters - Dallas Voice
This Holmes is a shadow of a man, infirm and riddled with doubts, his swagger crippled by regret. In flashbacks, he's arrogant and precise, ... «Dallas Voice, Jul 15»
8
Bromsgrove Sporting bosses call on council for a level playing field …
“But now we run other teams as well and we also do a lot for the community with the aged, the infirm and Slimming World to improve health and ... «Bromsgrove Standard, Jul 15»
9
Suburban Chicago woman convicted of stealing from mother
CHICAGO (AP) - A jury has found a 54-year-old suburban Chicago woman guilty of stealing up to $20,000 from her infirm mother. «WGEM, Jul 15»
10
Bill Shorten's carbon plan has the power to hurt us
First, very few people seated on public transport stand up for the elderly, the infirm or the pregnant. Perhaps obsessive use of technology in the ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»

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